Screen LibraryState of the world 2005：a Worldwatch Institute report on progress toward a sustainable society
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W. W. Norton & Company,
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| Publisher Address: | New York. |
| Publication Dates: | c2005. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Carrier Form: | xxvii, 237 p.: ; 24 cm. |
| Index Number: | F112 |
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F112-54 X22-54 F061.3-54 |
| Call Number: | F112-54/W927/2005 |
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Originally published: New York : W.W. Norton, c2005. 1st ed. Distribution is restricted to RFB&D members who have a documented print disability such as a visual impairment, learning disability or other physical disability. Includes bibliographical references and index. State of the World, a year in review / Lori Brown -- Security redefined / Michael Renner -- Examining the connections between population and security / Lisa Mastny, Richard P. Cincotta -- Containing infectious disease / Dennis Pirages -- Cultivating food security / Danielle Nierenberg, Brian Halweil -- Managing water conflict and cooperation / Aaron T. Wolf ... [et al.] -- Changing the oil economy / Tom Prugh, Christopher Flavin, and Janet L. Sawin -- Disarming postwar societies / Michael Renner -- Building peace through environmental cooperation / Ken Conca, Alexander Carius, and Geoffrey D. Dabelko -- Laying the foundations for peace / Hilary French, Gary Gardner, and Erik Assadourian. Security concerns remain high on the world's agenda. In this year's annual report, Worldwatch researchers explore underlying sources of global insecurity including poverty, infectious disease, environmental degradation, and rising competition over oil and other resources. Find out [in this book] why terrorism is just symptomatic of a far broader set of complex problems that require more than a military response. -http://www.worldwatch.org. |