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. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0393061582 9780393061581 039332771X (pbk.) 9780393327717 (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Economic development--Environmental aspects.<br/>Sustainable development.<br/>Conservation of natural resources.<br/>Sustainable development--China.<br/>Sustainable development--India.<br/>Environmental policy--China.<br/>Environmental policy--India.<br/>Environmental conservation and protection.<br/>Ecosystem management.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HD 75.6  / S797 2006 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>363.702