State of the World 2009 :  into a warming world : a WorldWatch Institute report on progress toward a sustainable society / 
 2009 State of the World 
Linda Starke, editor. 
 - 1st ed. 
 - New York :  W.W. Norton & Co.,  c2009. 
 - xxv, 262 p. :  ill. (some col.), maps ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-247) and index. 
<br/><br/>The perfect storm / Christopher Flavin and Robert Engelman -- A safe landing for the climate / W.L. Hare -- Farming and land use to cool the planet / Sara J. Scherr and Sajal Sthapit -- An enduring energy future / Janet L. Sawin and William R. Moomaw -- Building resilience / David Dodman, Jessica Ayers, and Saleemul Huq -- Sealing the deal to save the climate / Robert Engelman -- Climate change reference guide and glossary / Alice McKeown and Gary Gardner -- Climate connections -- The risks of other greenhouse gases / Janos Matâe, Kert Davies, and David Kanter -- Reducing black carbon / Dennis Clare -- Women and climate change: vulnerabilities and adaptive capacities / Lorena Aguilar -- The security dimensions of climate change / Jennifer Wallace -- Climate change's pressures on biodiversity / Thomas Lovejoy -- Small island developing states at the forefront of global climate change / Edward Cameron -- The role of cities in climate change / David Satterthwaite and David Dodman -- Climate change and health vulnerabilities / Juan Almendares and Paul R. Epstein --- India starts to take on climate change / Malini Mehra -- A Chinese perspective on climate and energy / Yingling Liu -- Trade, climate change, and sustainability / Tao Wang and Jim Watson -- Adaptation in locally managed marine areas in Fiji / Alifereti Tawake and Juan Hoffmaister -- Building resilience to drought and climate change in Sudan / Balgis Osman-Elasha -- Geoengineering to shade Earth / Ken Caldeira -- Carbon capture and storage / Peter Viebahn, Manfred Fischedick, and Daniel Vallentin -- Using the market to address climate change / Robert K. Kaufmann -- Technology transfer for climate change / K. Madhava Sarma and Durwood Zaelke -- Electric vehicles and renewable energy potential / Jeffrey Harti -- Employment in a low-carbon world / Michael Renner, Sean Sweeney, and Jill Kubit -- Climate justice movements gather strength / Ambika Chawla -- Shifting values in response to climate change / Tim Kasser -- Not too late to act / Betsy Taylor. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780393334180 (softcover) 039333418X (softcover) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2009417724 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Climatic changes.<br/>Climatic changes--Environmental aspects.<br/>Global warming.<br/>Global environmental change.<br/>Global temperature changes.<br/>Greenhouse gases--Environmental aspects.<br/>Greenhouse effect, Atmospheric.<br/>Environmental protection.<br/>Environmental policy.<br/>Primera Jornada de Catalogación.<br/>Protección del medio ambiente.<br/>Política ambiental.<br/>Uso de la tierra.<br/>Efecto invernadero.<br/>Calentamiento global.<br/>Cambios climáticos--Aspectos ambientales.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HC 59.3  / S797 2009 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>363.738