State of the World 2004 takes a fresh look at the trends that have put the global economy on a collision course with the Earth's ecosystems. This year's edition has a special focus on the theme of consumption. It questions whether a less-consumptive society is possible; and concludes that it is essential. The book explores overconsumption, a by-product of affluence; and underconsumption, linked to poverty, and provides 'behind the scenes' exposes of the devastating environmental impacts of some of our most popular products, from plastic bags, to paper, to mobile phones. Published annually in 28 languages, each edition draws on the breadth of expertise of Worldwatch's award-winning team of writers and researchers. State of the World is relied upon by national governments, UN agencies, development workers and law-makers for its authoritative and up-to-the-minute analysis and information. It is essential for anyone concerned with building a positive, global future.

Cities are facing enormous challenges, with rapidly growing urban populations, often worsening environmental conditions and deteriorating infrastructure, inequalities and housing shortages, unemployment, crime and violence. This title explains how planning and municipal government can address these challenges.

This work combines the two most common approaches used to introduce students or general readers to ethics: the historical and the applied. Using these approaches, Sterba examines traditional ethical theories and disagreements, exploring Aristotelian, Kantian, and utilitarian ethics, as well as their contemporary defenders.

The proceedings of the July 2004 conference consists of 66 papers presenting recent research on peer-to-peer networks, routing in optical networks, caching and scheduling, parallel algorithms, grid and distributed systems, wireless sensor networks, performance evaluation, and load balancing. Three i

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This publication contains selected papers from the 15th annual conference on international development issues, held in Bangalore in May 2003, the first such conference to be held in a developing country. The theme of the conference was accelerating development, focusing on four key themes: fostering entrepreneurship, innovation and growth; challenges of development in lagging regions; participation and inclusion; and scaling up and evaluation; as well as an examination of development issues relevant to India, such as infrastructure development.