project director, Lester R. Brown ; associate project directors, Christopher Flavin, Hilary French ; editor, Linda Starke; contributing researchers, Janet N Abramovitz ... [and others]
Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-262) and index.
Challenges of the new century / Lester R. Brown -- Anticipating environmental "surprise" / Chris Bright -- Redesigning irrigated agriculture / Sandra Postel -- Nourishing the underfed and overfed / Gary Gardner and Brian Halweil -- Phasing out persistent organic pollutants / Anne Platt McGinn -- Recovering the paper landscape / Janet N. Abramovitz and Ashley T. Mattoon -- Harnessing information technologies for the environment / Molly O'Meara -- Sizing up micropower / Seth Dunn and Christopher Flavin -- Creating jobs, preserving the environment / Michael Renner -- Coping with ecological globalization / Hilary French