Natural Resources for the 21st Century is an in-depth assessment by natural resource experts that offers a reliable status report on water, croplands, soil, forests, wetlands, rangelands, fisheries, wildlife, and wilderness.
Contents
Acknowledgments
Foreword
PART I. An Inventory of Renewable Natural Resources
Introduction
Chapter 1. Population and Global Economic Patterns
Chapter 2. Climate Trends and Prospects
Chapter 3. Cropland and Soil Sustainability
Chapter 4. Forests
Chapter 5. Rangelands
Chapter 6. Wetlands
Chapter 7. Water Resources
Chapter 8. Wildlife
Chapter 9. Fisheries
Chapter 10. Outdoor Recreation and Wilderness
Chapter 11. New Technologies
Chapter 12. Recycling
PART II. Perspectives and Analyses
Introduction
Chapter 13. Overview of Resource Discussions
Chapter 14. Making Intelligent Decisions in a Democratic Society
Chapter 15. Choices for Natural Resource Professionals
Chapter 16. Resource Sustainability
Chapter 17. Challenges, Opportunities, and Choices
Chapter 18. Quality of Life for the 21st Century
