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Tables of Contents for Eco-Economy
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Acknowledgments
vii
Foreword
xv
The Economy and the Earth
3
24
Economy Self-Destructing
7
7
Lessons from the Past
14
3
Learning from China
17
2
The Acceleration of History
19
2
The Option: Restructure or Decline
21
6
I. A Stressed Relationship
Signs of Stress: Climate and Water
27
22
Temperature Rising
28
2
The Ice Is Melting
30
4
Sea Level Rising
34
3
More Destructive Storms
37
2
Rivers Drained Dry
39
4
Falling Water Tables
43
3
Facing Water Scarcity
46
3
Signs of Stress: The Biological Base
49
28
Fisheries Collapsing
51
4
Forests Shrinking
55
3
Rangelands Deteriorating
58
4
Soils Eroding
62
6
Species Disappearing
68
4
Synergies and Surprises
72
5
II. The New Economy
The Shape of the Eco-Economy
77
20
Ecology Over Economics
78
3
A Monumental Undertaking
81
2
Restructuring the Economy
83
2
New Industries, New Jobs
85
7
History's Greatest Investment Opportunity
92
5
Building the Solar/Hydrogen Economy
97
24
The Energy Efficiency Base
99
3
Harnessing the Wind
102
5
Turning Sunlight into Electricity
107
3
Tapping the Earth's Heat
110
2
Natural Gas: The Transition Fuel
112
2
Getting to the Hydrogen Economy
114
7
Designing a New Materials Economy
121
24
Throwaway Products
123
3
Materials and the Environment
126
5
The Earth's Toxic Burden
131
4
The Role of Recycling
135
3
Redesigning the Materials Economy
138
7
Feeding Everyone Well
145
24
A Status Report
147
3
Raising Cropland Productivity
150
4
Raising Water Productivity
154
4
Restructuring the Protein Economy
158
5
Eradicating Hunger: A Broad Strategy
163
6
Protecting Forest Products and Services
169
18
Fuel, Lumber, and Paper
170
2
Forest Services
172
4
Sustainable Forestry
176
2
Lightening the Load
178
3
The Role of Plantations
181
2
Reclaiming the Earth
183
4
Redesigning Cities for People
187
24
An Urbanizing Species
188
3
Car-Centered Urban Sprawl
191
4
Urbanization and Obesity
195
4
Urban Rail and Bicycle Systems
199
3
Planning Cities for People
202
9
III. Getting from Here to There
Stabilizing Population by Reducing Fertility
211
22
Breaking Out or Breaking Down
213
4
Africa Breaking Down
217
3
Filling the Family Planning Gap
220
5
The Role of Female Education
225
2
Using Soap Operas and Sitcoms
227
1
Stopping at Two
228
5
Tools for Restructuring the Economy
233
20
The Fiscal Steering Wheel
234
2
Tax Shifting
236
4
Subsidy Shifting
240
4
Ecolabeling: Voting with Our Wallets
244
4
Tradable Permits
248
1
Support for Fiscal Restructuring
249
4
Accelerating the Transition
253
24
United Nations Leadership
255
2
New Responsibility of Governments
257
2
New Role for the Media
259
2
The Corporate Interest
261
4
NGOs and Individuals
265
4
Crossing the Threshold
269
5
Is There Enough Time?
274
3
Notes
277
46
Index
323