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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Entering a New World
- Introduction
- A Massive Market Failure
- Environment and Civilization
- China: Why the Existing Economic Model Will Fail
- Mounting Stresses, Failing States
- A Civilizational Tipping Point
- Plan B�A Plan of Hope
PART I. A CIVILIZATION IN TROUBLE
2. Deteriorating Oil and Food Security
- Introduction
- The Coming Decline of Oil
- The Oil Intensity of Food
- The Changing Food Prospect
- Cars and People Compete for Food
- The World Beyond Peak Oil
- Food Insecurity and Failing States
3. Rising Temperatures and Rising Seas
- Introduction
- Rising Temperature and Its Effects
- The Crop Yield Effect
- Reservoirs in the Sky
- Melting Ice and Rising Seas
- More Destructive Storms
- Cutting Carbon 80 Percent by 2020
4. Emerging Water Shortages
- Introduction
- Water Tables Falling
- Rivers Running Dry
- Lakes Disappearing
- Farmers Losing to Cities
- Scarcity Crossing National Borders
- Water Scarcity Yields Political Stresses
5. Natural Systems Under Stress
- Introduction
- Shrinking Forests: The Many Costs
- Losing Soil
- From Grassland to Desert
- Advancing Deserts
- Collapsing Fisheries
- Disappearing Plants and Animals
6. Early Signs of Decline
- Introduction
- Our Socially Divided World
- Health Challenge Growing
- Throwaway Economy in Trouble
- Population and Resource Conflicts
- Environmental Refugees on the Rise
- Mounting Stresses, Failing States
PART II. THE RESPONSE � PLAN B
7. Eradicating Poverty, Stabilizing Population
- Introduction
- Universal Basic Education
- Stabilizing Population
- Better Health for All
- Curbing the HIV Epidemic
- Reducing Farm Subsidies and Debt
- A Poverty-Eradication Budget
8. Restoring the Earth
- Introduction
- Protecting and Restoring Forests
- Conserving and Rebuilding Soils
- Regenerating Fisheries
- Protecting Plant and Animal Diversity
- Planting Trees to Sequester Carbon
- The Earth Restoration Budget
9. Feeding Eight Billion Well
- Introduction
- Rethinking Land Productivity
- Raising Water Productivity
- Producing Protein More Efficiently
- Moving Down the Food Chain
- Action on Many Fronts
10. Designing Cities for People
- Introduction
- The Ecology of Cities
- Redesigning Urban Transport
- Reducing Urban Water Use
- Farming in the City
- Upgrading Squatter Settlements
- Cities for People
11. Raising Energy Efficiency
- Introduction
- Banning the Bulb
- Energy-Efficient Appliances
- More-Efficient Buildings
- Restructuring the Transport System
- A New Materials Economy
- The Energy Savings Potential
12. Turning to Renewable Energy
- Introduction
- Harnessing the Wind
- Wind-Powered Plug-In Hybrid Cars
- Solar Cells and Collectors
- Energy from the Earth
- Plant-Based Sources of Energy
- River, Tidal, and Wave Power
- The World Energy Economy of 2020
PART III: AN EXCITING NEW OPTION
13. The Great Mobilization
- Introduction
- Shifting Taxes and Subsidies
- Summing Up Climate Stabilization Measures
- A Reponse to Failing States
- A Wartime Mobilization
- Mobilizing to Save Civilization
- What You and I Can Do
Notes
Index
Acknowledgements & About the Author
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