State of the World 2002: Progress toward a Sustainable Society (19th edition)

This edition was prepared before the World Summit on Sustainable Development that took place in Johannesburg in September 2002, and outlines the challenges facing the participants. Several aspects of environmental concern get full coverage – climate change, farm policies, toxins, the impact of tourism, population control and the conflict between resources and repression. Throughout the text are tables and graphs as well as copious (56 pages!) notes giving bibliographical and other citations. A final section on the reshaping of global governance outlines the developments of the past decade or so, and offers suggestions for relieving poverty in developing countries, principally...