State of the world 2012 : moving toward sustainable prosperity : a Worldwatch Institute report on progress toward a sustainable society / Erik Assadourian and Michael Renner, project directors ; Linda Starke, editor.

2012 state of the world

Moving toward sustainable prosperity

Washington, DC : Island Press, [2012], ©2012.

xxvii, 241 pages : illustrations, 1 map ; 24 cm

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.

Includes bibliographical references and index.