State of the world 2010 :  transforming cultures : from consumerism to sustainability : a Worldwatch Institute report on progress toward a sustainable society / 
 2010 state of the world  Transforming cultures from consumerism to sustainability 
Eric Assadourian, project director. 
 - 1st ed. 
 - New York :  W. W. Norton & Company,   2010. 
 - xxvii, 244 p. :  ill., charts ;  24 cm. 
 - State of the World. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-230) and index. 
<br/><br/>Acknowledgments -- Foreword -- Preface -- State of the world: a year in review -- Rise And Fall Of Consumer Cultures -- Traditions Old And New -- Engaging religions to shape worldviews -- Ritual and taboo as ecological guardians -- Environmentally sustainable childbearing -- Elders: a cultural resource for promoting sustainable development -- From agriculture to permaculture -- Education's New Assignment: Sustainability -- Early childhood education to transform cultures for sustainability -- Commercialism in children's lives -- Rethinking school food: the power of the public plate -- What is higher education for now? -- Business And Economy: Management Priorities -- Adapting institutions for life in a full world -- Sustainable work schedules for all -- Changing business cultures from within -- Social entrepreneurs: innovating toward sustainability -- Relocalizing business -- Government's Role In Design -- Editing out unsustainable behavior -- Broadening the understanding of security -- Building cities of the future -- Reinventing health care: from panacea to hygeia -- Earth jurisprudence: from colonization to participation -- Media: Broadcasting Sustainability -- From selling soap to selling sustainability: social marketing -- Media literacy, citizenship, and sustainability -- Music: using education and entertainment to motivate change -- Power Of Social Movements -- Reducing work time as a path to sustainability -- Inspiring people to see that less is more -- Ecovillages and the transformation of values  -- Notes -- Index. 
<br/><br/> "In this year's State of the World report, 50+ renowned nesearchers and practitioners describe how we can harness the world's leading institutions -- education, the media, business, governments, traditions, and social movements -- to reorient cultures toward sustainability." -- back cover 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780393337266 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Consumption (Economics)<br/>Sustainable development.<br/>Conservation of natural resources.<br/>Economic development--Environmental aspects.<br/>Social evolution.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HF5415.32  / .S73 2010