About Island Press -- Series page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Note to Reader -- Contents -- List of Authors -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Volume Introduction -- Perspectives on Sustainability -- Part I: Economics of Sustainability: The Environmental Dimension -- Part II: Economics of Sustainability: The Social Dimension -- Part III: Global Perspectives: The North/South Imbalance -- Building Blocks of Sustainability -- Part IV: Population and Urbanization -- Part V: Agriculture and Renewable Resources -- Part VI: Materials, Energy, and Climate Change -- Policies for Sustainability -- Part VII: Globalization adn Sustainability -- Part VIII: Taming the Corporation -- Part IX: Local and National Strategies -- Part X: Reforming Global Institutions -- Bibliography -- Index -- Isalnd Press Board of Directors 2001.