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082	0	4	_a363.70526 _bWOS 1997
245	0	0	_aState of the world, 1997 : _ba Worldwatch Institute report on progress toward a sustainable society / _cproject director, Lester R. Brown ; associate project directors, Christopher Flavin, Hilary F. French ; editor, Linda Starke ; contributing researchers, Janet N. Abramovitz ... [et al.].
246	1	4	_a1997 State of the world
250			_a1st ed.
260			_aNew York : _bNorton, _cc1997.
300			_axvii, 229 p. : _bill. ; _c24 cm.
490	0		_aState of the world ; _v1997
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [189]-248 and index.
505	0		_aA new economy for a new century / Lester R. Brown and Christopher Flavin -- Reinventing the energy system / Christopher Flavin and Seth Dunn -- Forging a sustainable materials economy / Gary Gardner and Payal Sampat -- Reorienting the forest products economy / Janet N. Abramovitz and Ashley T. Mattoon -- Charting a new course for oceans / Anne Platt McGinn -- Appreciating the benefits of plant biodiversity / John Tuxill -- Feeding nine billion / Lester R. Brown -- Exploring a new vision for cities / Molly O'Meara -- Ending violent conflict / Michael Renner -- Building a sustainable society / David Malin Roodman.
520			_a"Presents evidence of the birth of an entirely new economy, an environmental revolution that may be as sweeping as the Industrial Revolution that put us on our present unsustainable course. The authors argue that, far from being too costly to consider, the transition to an environmentally sustainable economy represents the greatest investment opportunity in history."--Back cover.
650		0	_aEconomic history _y1990- _984323
650		0	_aSustainable development. _984324
650		0	_aEnvironmental policy. _984325
650		4	_aDesarrollo sostenible. _984326
650		4	_aPolítica ambiental. _984327
700	1		_aBrown, Lester R. _d1934- _984328
710	2		_aWorldwatch Institute. _99116
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