State of the World 2012 Moving Toward Sustainable Prosperity /

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Starke, Linda (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Washington, DC : Island Press/Center for Resource Economics, 2012.
• Θέματα: Environment.; Political science.; Biodiversity.; Ecosystems.; Environmental management.; Sustainable development.; Environmental economics.; Sustainable Development.; Political Science.; Environmental Management.; Environmental Economics.

In the 2012 edition of its flagship report, Worldwatch celebrates the twentieth anniversary of the 1992 Earth Summit with a far-reaching analysis of progress toward building sustainable economies. Written in clear language with easy-to-read charts, State of the World 2012 offers a new perspective on...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Acknowledgments
• Foreword
• Preface
• State of the World: A Year in Review
• 1. Making the Green Economy Work for Everybody
• 2. The Path to Degrowth in Overdeveloped Countries
• 3. Planning for Inclusive and Sustainable Urban Development
• 4. Moving Toward Sustainable Transport
• 5. Information and Communications Technologies Creating Livable, Equitable, Sustainable Cities
• 6. Measuring U.S. Sustainable Urban Development
• 7. Reinventing the Corporation
• 8. A New Global Architecture for Sustainability Governance
• Policy Toolbox
• 9. Nine Population Strategies to Stop Short of 9 Billion
• 10. From Light Green to Sustainable Buildings
• 11. Public Policies on More-Sustainable Consumption
• 12. Mobilizing the Business Community in Brazil and Beyond
• 13. Growing a Sustainable Future
• 14. Food Security and Equity in a Climate-Constrained World
• 15 Biodiversity: Combating the Sixth Mass Extinction
• 16. Ecosystem Services for Sustainable Prosperity
• 17. Getting Local Government Right
• Notes
• Index.