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Tables of Contents for Resources
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Introduction
7
9
Tragedy of the Common Pasture
The People Explosion
9
9
People Count
Rates of Growth
Carrying Capacity of the Environment
Maximum Sustained Yield
The Atmosphere---Earth's Breath of Life
18
7
Oxygen and Ozone
Carbon Dioxide and Water Vapor
Water---Earth's Life Blood
25
10
Earth's Water Supply
The Water Cycle
Overuse of Water
Pollution
Soils and Minerals
35
12
How to Make a Desert
Minerals, Money, and Supply
Impact of Mining on the Environment
Energy
47
21
Fossil Fuels as Energy Stores
Renewable Energy Resources
Our Vanishing Forests
A Long-Term Renewable Resource
Help from Hydrogen
68
4
A New Superfuel
Glossary
72
2
Further Reading
74
1
Websites
74
1
Bibliography
75
2
Index
77