Brown, Lester Russell, 1934- Saving the planet : : how to shape an environmentally sustainable global economy / [electronic resource] / Lester R. Brown, Christopher Flavin, Sandra Postel.. — 1st ed.. — New York : : W.W. Norton,, c1991.. — 224 p. ; 21 cm. - The Worldwatch environmental alert series.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [183]-216) index.

Uncover the lifeboats! -- The efficiency revolution -- Building a solar economy -- Reusing and recycling materials -- Protecting the biological base -- Grain for eight billion -- A stable world population -- From growth to sustainable progress -- Better indicators of human welfare -- Reshaping government incentives -- Green taxes -- Banking on the environment -- The struggle for a new world.



Анотація:
Describes an environmental research team's plan for a global economy.

ISBN: 0393030709 : $19.95 ($27.99 Can.) 9780393030709 0393308235 (pbk.) 9780393308235 (pbk.)

LCCN: 91024623

Nat. Bib. No.: GB92-18792

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Sustainable development.
Economic development--Environmental aspects.
Environmental policy.
DESARROLLO ECONOMICO--ASPECTOS AMBIENTALES.
POLITICA AMBIENTAL.
Milieueconomie.
Duurzame ontwikkeling.

Subjects--Index Terms: Economic conditions Related to Environment

LC Class. No.: HD75.6 / .B76 1991

Dewey Class. No.: 363.7/056

National Agricultural Library Call No.: HD75.6.B76 / 1991