25th Edition
State of the World 2008 Ideas and Opportunities for Sustainable Economies
By Worldwatch Institute
Copyright 2008
288 Pages
by
Routledge
288 Pages
by
Routledge
288 Pages
by
Routledge
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The environmentalist's bible' Times Higher Education Supplement. 'Essential reading' The Good Book Guide. 'The most comprehensive, up-to-date, and accessible summaries ... on the global environment' E. O. Wilson, Pulitzer Prize winner. Celebrating its 25th year of publication, State of the World 2008 suggests that something huge and even revolutionary is struggling to be born as policymakers,... Read more
Foreword State of the World: A Year in Review Seeding the Sustainable Economy A New Bottom Line for Progress Rethinking Production The Challenge of Sustainable Lifestyles Meat and Seafood: The Global Diet's Most Costly Ingredients Building a Low-Carbon Economy Improving Carbon Markets Water in a Sustainable Economy Banking on Biodiversity The Parallel Economy of the Commons Engaging Communities for a Sustainable World Mobilizing Human Energy Investing for Sustainability New Approaches to Trade Governance
Biography
The Worldwatch Institute in Washington DC is one of the world's leading research centres for environmentally sustainable development.
'The book offers a real ray of hope that action is being taken on an ever increasing scale and I would thoroughly recommend it to anyone with a serious concern for the environment.' Ethical Pulse at Ethical Junction
'It stands alone as the single most useful annual on the world's environmental issues.' The British Ecological Society's Ecological and Environmental Education
