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Purpose -- The purpose of this paper is to present a brief review and analysis of "The Breakthrough Challenge: 10 Ways to Connect Today's Profits With Tomorrow's Bottom Line". Design/methodology/approach -- This article consists of a literature review of a recently published book. Findings -- The volume puts forth the idea that the corporate world is in the process of adopting a new measure of bottom-line profitability around environmental, social and economic responsibilities. It proposes that for change needed in the rising anthropocene, the private sector must lead. Originality/value -- The review analyzes the argument and raises substantive issues around the authors' value proposition. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Patrick McCully. New York: Blackwell Publishing, 2001. ill and 416 pp., diags., notes, apps., and index. $69.95 cloth (ISBN 1856499014), $25.00 paper (ISBN 1856499022). Reviewed by Patrick H. Buckley, Department of Environmental Studies, Policy, Planning, Education, and Geography, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article reviews the book "Advancing Sustainability at the Sub-National Level: The Potential and Limitations of Planning," edited by Eran Feitelson.