Lester R. Brown
Author of Plan B 2.0: Rescuing a Planet Under Stress and a Civilization in Trouble
About the Author
The son of farmers, Lester Brown was born in New Jersey in 1934 and attended Rutgers University, receiving a B.S. in agricultural science in 1955. He earned an M.S. in agricultural economics from the University of Maryland in 1959 and an M.P.A. from Harvard University in 1962. He worked as adviser show more on foreign agricultural policy for the secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, served as administrator of the International Agricultural Development Service, and helped establish the Overseas Development Council. In 1974, Brown founded the Worldwatch Institute, a private, nonprofit, environmental think tank designed to act as a global early warning system and to study overpopulation, famine, and other world problems. Located in Washington, D.C., the institute publishes the Worldwatch Papers series, Worldwatch Magazine, and the annual State of the World report. Although sometimes criticized for his emphasis on population control, this author of more than a dozen books and the recipient of a MacArthur Foundation fellowship has been highly praised for his understanding of the threats to the ecology of our planet. (Bowker Author Biography) Lester R. Brown, founder & now chairman of the Worldwatch Institute in Washington, D.C., is a MacArthur Fellow. He is a senior author of "State of the World". (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Works by Lester R. Brown
State of the World 1997: A Worldwatch Institute Report on Progress Toward a Sustainable Society (1997) 42 copies
State of the World 1987: A Worldwatch Institute Report on Progress Toward a Sustainable Society (1987) 40 copies
State of the World 1993: A Worldwatch Institute Report on Progress Toward a Sustainable Society (1993) 38 copies
State of the World 1986: A Worldwatch Institute Report on Progress Toward a Sustainable Society (1986) 16 copies
State of the World 1984: A Worldwatch Institute Report on Progress Toward a Sustainable Society (1984) 13 copies
State of the World 1985: A Worldwatch Institute Report on Progress Toward a Sustainable Society (1985) 11 copies
Agricultural Link: How Environmental Deterioation Could Disrupt Economic Progress (Worldwatch Paper #136) (1997) 9 copies
Il 29° giorno 3 copies
The world watch reader 1991 2 copies
Man, land & food: looking ahead at world food needs (Foreign Agricultural Economic Report No. 11, USDA) (1976) 2 copies
L'État de la Planète 1990 1 copy
The world watch reader 2002 1 copy
L'ETAT DE LA PLANETE. 1 copy
State of the world 1985 : A worldwatch institute report on progress toward a sustainable society 1 copy
La situación en el mundo, 1992 : un informe del Worldwatch Institute sobre desarrollo y medio ambiente (1992) 1 copy
Our Daily Bread 1 copy
Associated Works
American priorities in a new world era — Contributor — 1 copy
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- Other names
- BROWN, Lester Russel
BROWN, Lester R. - Birthdate
- 1934-03-28
- Gender
- male
- Education
- Rutgers University (BS|agricultural science|1955)
University of Maryland (MS|agricultural economics|1959)
Harvard University (MPA|public administration|1964) - Occupations
- US Government beaurocrat
Overseas Development Council, co-founder
Worldwatch Institute, founder (1974)
Earth Policy Institute, founder (2001) - Awards and honors
- Humanist of the Year (1991)
World Wide Fund for Nature Gold Medal (1989)
Blue Planet Prize (1994)
National Library of China book Award
Charles A. and Anne Morrow Lindbergh Award (2009)
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- Works
- 99
- Also by
- 3
- Members
- 3,166
- Popularity
- #8,066
- Rating
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- Reviews
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- ISBNs
- 260
- Languages
- 13
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