Goes beyond explaining the past and present of eco-efficiency to look forward to a future where the comprehensive take-up of the concept by business, government and consumers could lead to innovation on a grand scale and the possibility of a giant leap towards overall sustainability.

Ernst Ulrich von Weizsäcker: "Erdpolitik". Ökologische Realpolitik an der Schwelle zum Jahrhundert der Umwelt. Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft Darmstadt, 1990. 2., aktualisierte Auflage. 300 S., geb., 49,- DM