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Foreword (pdf) Acknowledgements (pdf) 1. The Economy and the Earth (pdf)     Introduction     Economy Self-Destructing     Lessons from the Past     Learning from China     The Acceleration of History     The Option: Restructure or Decline PART I. A STRESSED RELATIONSHIP 2. Signs of Stress: Climate & Water (pdf)     Introduction     Temperature Rising     The Ice is Melting     Sea Level Rising     More Destructive Storms     Rivers Drained Dry          Falling Water Tables     Facing Water Scarcity 3. Signs of Stress: The Biological Base (pdf)     Introduction     Fisheries Collapsing     Forests Shrinking     Rangelands Deteriorating     Soils Eroding     Species Disappearing     Synergies and Surprises PART II. THE NEW ECONOMY 4. The Shape of the Eco-Economy (pdf)     Introduction     Ecology Over Economics     A Monumental Undertaking     Restructuring the Economy     New Industries, New Jobs     History's Greatest Investment Opportunity 5. Building the Solar/Hydrogen Economy (pdf)     Introduction     The Energy Efficiency Base     Harnessing the Wind     Turning Sunlight into Electricity     Tapping the Earth's Heat     Natural Gas: The Transitional Fuel     Getting to the Hydrogen Economy 6. Designing a New Materials Economy (pdf)     Introduction     Throwaway Products     Materials and the Environment     The Earth's Toxic Burden     The Role of Recycling     Redesigning the Materials Economy		7. Feeding Everyone Well (pdf)     Introduction     A Status Report     Raising Cropland Productivity     Raising Water Productivity     Restructuring the Protein Economy     Eradicating Hunger: A Broad Strategy 8. Protecting Forest Products & Services (pdf)     Introduction     Fuel, Lumber and Paper     Forest Services     Sustainable Forestry     Lightening the Load     The Role of Plantations     Reclaiming the Earth 9. Redesigning Cities for People (pdf)     Introduction     An Urbanizing Species     Car-Centered Urban Sprawl     Urbanization and Obesity     Urban Rail and Bicycle Systems     Planning Cities for People PART III: GETTING FROM HERE TO THERE 10. Stabilizing Population by Reducing Fertility (pdf)      Introduction      Breaking Out or Breaking Down      Africa Breaking Down      Filling the Family Planning Gap      The Role of Female Education      Using Soap Operas and Sitcoms      Stopping at Two 11. Tools for Resturcturing the Economy (pdf)      Introduction      The Fiscal Steering Wheel      Tax Shifting      Subsidy Shifting      Ecolabeling: Voting With our Wallets      Tradable Permits      Support for Fiscal Restructuring 12. Accelerating the Transition (pdf)      Introduction      United Nations Leadership      New Responsibility of Governments      New Role for the Media      The Corporate Interest      NGOs and Inviduals      Crossing the Threshold      Is There Enough Time? Endnotes (pdf)