| State of the World 2000 2000 Edition Contributor(s): Brown, Lester Russell (Author), Starke, Linda (Editor), French, Hilary (With) |
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ISBN: 0393319989 ISBN-13: 9780393319989 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company OUR PRICE: $26.55 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2000 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Environmental Science (see Also Chemistry - Environmental) - Business & Economics | Economics - General - Nature | Environmental Conservation & Protection - General |
| Dewey: 363.7 |
| LCCN: 85643206 |
| Series: State of the World (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.93" H x 7.02" W x 9.2" (1.00 lbs) 300 pages |
| Themes: - Holiday - Earth Day - Topical - Ecology |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The newest volume in the annual series that has become the bible of the global environmental movement--and indispensable for anyone concerned with the future of our world. State of the World 2000 provides national leaders and concerned citizens with a comprehensive framework for the global debate about our future in the new century. This annual survey by the award-winning Worldwatch Institute has become an invaluable analysis of negative environmental trends and a guide to emerging solutions. The book shows how our current fossil-fueled, auto-centered, throwaway economy is steadily destroying the very ecosystems that form the foundations of our lives. The great challenge we face in the next century is making the transition to a sustainable economy that reuses and recycles materials, is powered by renewable energy sources, and has a stable population. The authors argue that meeting this challenge will offer some of the greatest investment opportunities in history. Written in clear and concise language, with easy-to-read charts and tables, State of the World 2000 presents a view of our changing world that we, and our leaders, cannot afford to ignore. |
Contributor Bio(s): Brown, Lester R.: - Lester R. Brown is the founder of the Earth Policy and Worldwatch Institutes. He has been honored with numerous prizes, including a MacArthur Fellowship, the United Nations Environment Prize, and twenty-five honorary degrees. He lives in Washington, D.C.French, Hilary F.: - Hilary F. French is vice president for research at the Worldwatch Institute in Washington, D.C.Postel, Sandra: - Sandra Postel lives in Amherst, Massachusetts, where she directs the Global Water Policy Project. She is a Pew Fellow in Conservation and the Environment and a former vice president for research at the Worldwatch Institute. Her previous book, Last Oasis, now appears in eight languages and was the basis for a PBS television documentary.The Worldwatch Institute: - The Worldwatch Institute is a Washington, DC-based nonprofit research and publishing organization dedicated to fostering the evolution of an environmentally sustainable society.Worldwatch Institute: - The Worldwatch Institute is a Washington, DC-based nonprofit research and publishing organization dedicated to fostering the evolution of an environmentally sustainable society. |