State of the World 2012 : Moving Toward Sustainable Prosperity /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Worldwatch Institute. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC : Island Press/Center for Resource Economics : Imprint: Island Press, 2012.
Edition:1st ed. 2012.
Series:State of the World
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • 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.