State of the world, 1988 : a Worldwatch Institute report on progress toward a sustainable society / project director, Lester R. Brown ; associate project director, Edward C. Wolf ; editor, Linda Starke ; senior researchers, Lester R. Brown [and others].

New York : Norton, [1988], ©1988.

xvii, 237 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

1st ed.

Originally part of the BIODOC collection. Copy 1. Supplier/Donor: Directorate-General for Research and Innovation of the European Commission.

1. Earth's vital signs -- 2. Creating a sustainable energy future -- 3. Raising energy efficiency -- 4. Shifting to renewable energy -- 5. Reforesting the earth -- 6. Avoiding a mass extinction of species -- 7. Controlling toxic chemicals -- 8. Assessing SDI -- 9. Planning the global family -- 10. Reclaiming the future.

Includes index and bibliographical references (p. [189]-226).