About Island Press -- State of the World 2012: MOVING TOWARD SUSTAINABLE PROSPERITY -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- State of the World:A Year in Review -- State of the World 2012: MOVING TOWARD SUSTAINABLE PROSPERITY -- Chapter 1: Making the Green Economy Work for Everybody -- A Complex Crisis -- Green Growth and Degrowth -- Green Jobs -- Promoting Green Jobs Globally -- A New Global Solidarity -- Chapter 2: The Path to Degrowth in Overdeveloped Countries -- The Curse of Overdevelopment -- Reducing Overall Consumption by Overconsumers -- Distributing Tax Burdens More Equitably -- Sharing Work Hours Better -- Cultivating a Plenitude Economy -- Moving Toward Degrowth -- Chapter 3: Planning for Inclusive and Sustainable Urban Development -- Life in the City -- Shifting Attitudes and Priorities -- How Urban Planning Is Currently Conducted -- Strengthening Planning -- Barriers to Inclusive and Sustainable Urban Development -- Overcoming Barriers -- Small Steps and Bold Actions -- Chapter 4: Moving Toward Sustainable Transport -- The Arc of Sustainable Transport in International Agreements -- Current State of the World: Unmanaged Motorization -- Targeting a Paradigm Shift in Transport -- Committing to Achieve Sustainable Transport -- Opportunities for Shifting to Sustainability -- Chapter 5: Information and Communications Technologies Creating Livable, Equitable, Sustainable Cities -- Cities Start to Get Smarter -- Beyond Smart Cities -- Data-Driven Cities -- The New Civic Media -- Turning Information into Knowledge -- Chapter 6: Measuring U.S. Sustainable Urban Development -- How to Indicate That Development Is Sustainable -- The U.S. Sustainable Development Agenda -- National Sustainable Urban Development Indicator Systems -- Chapter 7: Reinventing the Corporation -- Ascendance of Transnationalism.

The Emergence and Limitations of Soft Law -- Vision -- Principles -- Levers of Change -- The Road Ahead -- Chapter 8: A New Global Architecture for Sustainability Governance -- Redesigning Global Environmental Governance -- Environmental Summits: Platforms for New Architectural Designs -- Environmental Chain Reactions in the U.N. System: Authority, Resources, Connectivity -- Alternative Visions: Shared Governance, Centralized Responsibility -- Conclusion -- Ending Population Growth -- A POLICY TOOLBOXFOR BUILDINGSUSTAINABLE PROSPERITY -- Chapter 9: Nine Population Strategies to Stop Short of 9 Billion -- The Impact of the Nine Strategies -- Chapter 10: From Light Green to Sustainable Buildings -- Policies at Work: Sticks, Carrots, and Tambourines -- In Search of a "Best Policy" -- Conclusions -- Unsustainable Consumption -- Chapter 11: Public Policies on MoreSustainable Consumption -- Putting Pressure on Corporations -- Providing Incentives, Pushing for Change -- Chapter 12: Mobilizing the Business Community in Brazil and Beyond -- Green, Inclusive, and Responsible -- Implementing the Vision -- Ensuring That Rio 2012 Fosters a Green Economy -- The State of Agriculture Today -- Chapter 13: Growing a Sustainable Future -- The Key Role of Small-scale Producers in a Sustainable Food System -- The Need for Better Access -- The Importance of Addressing Gender Inequalities -- Moving Forward -- Chapter 14: Food Security and Equity in a Climate-Constrained World -- Into the Dark -- Feeding People or Feeding Animals -- Water Pressure -- Climate Change Impacts -- Plant-Based Foods and a Well-Fed World -- Chapter 15: Biodiversity: Combating the Sixth Mass Extinction -- Why Biodiversity Matters -- Unmet Policy Targets -- Biodiversity Loss versus Climate Change? -- Halting the Loss of Natural Habitats -- Real Changes Needed.

Chapter 16: Ecosystem Services for Sustainable Prosperity -- Importance of Natural Capital and Ecosystem Services -- Valuing Ecosystem Services -- Institutions around Ecosystem Services -- Priorities on Ecosystem Services -- Chapter 17: Getting Local Government Right -- The Challenge of Local Democracy -- The Opportunity of Rio+20 -- Where Do We Go from Here?.