TY  - BOOK
AU  - Assadourian,Erik
AU  - Renner,Michael
AU  - Starke,Linda
ED  - Worldwatch Institute.
TI  - State of the world 2012: moving toward sustainable prosperity : a Worldwatch Institute report on progress toward a sustainable society 
T2  - State of the world series
SN  - 9781610910378 (pbk.) :
AV  - HC59 .S734 2012
PY  - 2012///
CY  - Washington, DC
PB  - Island Press
KW  - Sustainable development
KW  - Economic development
KW  - Environmental aspects
KW  - Consumption (Economics)
KW  - Conservation of natural resources
KW  - Agriculture and state
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Making the green economy work for everybody / Michael Renner -- The path to degrowth in overdeveloped countries / Erik Assadourian -- Planning for inclusive and sustainable urban development / Eric S. Belsky -- Moving toward sustainable transport / Michael Replogle and Colin Hughes -- Information and communications technologies creating livable, equitable, sustainable cities / Diana Lind -- Measuring U.S. sustainable urban development / Eugenie L. Birch and Amy Lynch -- Reinventing the corporation / Allen L. White and Monica Baraldi -- A new global architecture for sustainability governance / Maria Ivanova -- Nine population strategies to stop short of 9 billion / Robert Engelman -- From light green to sustainable buildings / Kaarin Taipale -- Public policies on more-sustainable consumption / Helio Mattar -- Mobilizing the business community in Brazil and beyond / Jorge Abrabāo, Paulo Itacarambi, and Henrique Lian -- Growing a sustainable future / Monique Mikhail -- Food security and equity in a climate-constrained world / Mia MacDonald -- Biodiversity: combating the sixth mass extinction / Bo Normander -- Ecosystem services for sustainable prosperity / Ida Kubiszewski and Robert Costanza -- Getting local government right / Joseph Foti
N2  - "In articles from experts around the world, this report presents a comprehensive look at current trends in global economics and sustainability, a policy toolbox of clear solutions to some of our most pressing environmental and human challenges, and a path for reforming economic institutions to promote both ecological health and prosperity."--P. [4] of cover
ER  -