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Researchers ·Brian Halweil ·Danielle Nierenberg ·Janet L. Sawin ·Michael Renner ·Molly O'Meara Sheehan ·Zoë Chafe

Worldwatch Papers

City Limits: Putting the Brakes on Sprawl - WWP #156
Reinventing Cities for People and the Planet - WWP #147
Recycling Organic Waste: From Urban Pollutant to Farm Resource - WWP #135
Shaping Cities: The Environmental and Human Dimensions - WWP #105
Rethinking the Role of the Automobile - WWP #84
The Future of Urbanization: Facing The Ecological and Economic Constraints - WWP #77
Mining Urban Wastes: The Potential for Recycling - WWP #76
Global Housing Prospects: The Resource Constraints - WWP #46
City Limits: Emerging Constraints on Urban Growth - WWP #38

State of the World Chapters

Uniting Divided Cities - State of the World 2003
Making Better Transportation Choices - State of the World 2001
Exploring a New Vision for Cities - State of the World 1999

Press Releases

World Watch Magazine: Jan/Feb 2003: Gardening Resources - December 31, 2002
Curbing Sprawl to Fight Climate Change - June 28, 2002
The Fight Against Urban Sprawl Goes Global - January 03, 2002
Curbing Sprawl to Fight Climate Change - June 28, 2001
Winning or Losing The Environmental Battle: Cities Hold the Key to Planetary Health - June 19, 1999
Cities Turning to Bicycles to Cut Costs, Pollution, and Crime - August 26, 1998

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World Watch Magazine Articles

The Growing Value of Gardens - January/ February 2003
Squatter Cities And Slums - November/ December 2002
What Will it Take to Halt Sprawl? - January/ February 2002
Can They Coexist? - July/ August 2001
When Cities Take Bicycles Seriously - September/ October 1998
How Mid-Sized Cities Can Avoid Strangulation - September/ October 1998
Closing the Nutrient Loop - November/ December 1996
Where We Will Live - May/ June 1996
Reclaiming Cities For People - July/ August 1992
City Limits - January/ February 1992
Out of the Car, Into the Future - November/ December 1990
Apartheid's Other Injustice - May/ June 1990
You Are what You Breathe - May/ June 1990
Trouble on Tap - September/ October 1989
Bicycling into the Future - July/ August 1988