State of the world, 2006 : a Worldwatch Institute report on progress toward a sustainable society /

State of the world, 2006 : a Worldwatch Institute report on progress toward a sustainable society / State of the world, 2006 ; special focus: China and India Special focus: China and India Danielle Nierenberg, project director ; Linda Starke, editor. - New York : W.W. Norton, 2006. - xxvii, 244 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Forewords / State of the World : a year in review / China, India, and the new world order / Rethinking the global meat industry / Safeguarding freshwater ecosystems / Cultivating renewable alternatives to oil / Shrinking science: an introduction to nanatechnology / Turning disasters into peacemaking opportunities / Reconciling trade and sustainable development / Jennifer L. Turner, Transforming corporations / Xie Zhenhua, Sunita Narain -- Lori Brown -- Christopher Flavin, Gary Gardner -- Danielle Nierenberg -- Sandra Postel -- Suzanne C. Hunt ... [et al.] -- Hope Shand, Kathy Jo Wetter -- Curtailing Mercury's global reach / Linda Greer ... [et al.] -- Michael Renner, èZoe Chafe -- Aaron Cosbey -- Building a green civil society in China / èLu Zhi -- Erik Assadourian.

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Economic development--Environmental aspects.
Sustainable development.
Conservation of natural resources.
Sustainable development--China.
Sustainable development--India.
Environmental policy--China.
Environmental policy--India.
Environmental conservation and protection.
Ecosystem management.

HD 75.6 / S797 2006

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