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ISB4N-3 33-02073-5 Contents Prologue g Chap1tF:eo rr easntCdsi vilization 13 ForeCsotvOsen rla yT enotfth h Eea rth 13 The oLfoP srsi mNeavtaulr e 17 ForEexsptl oiatnadt ion thVei cissoifCt iuvdielsi zation 18 ThMee diterRreagniSeotanrn i opfIp teFsdo res2t1 ThSeu mmergDerceiednFu ooruZesos nte 24 CleaarW iinlgd eirnnO ensHesu ndred Ye2a5r s GrowitnLh i miEtnevdi ronments 2 7 �umaSny staenmCdsa rrCyaipnagc ity 33 NoV irFgoirne LsetifsnAt s ia 38 DeveloapnmOdev netr -Developmen4t2 CarbaonnGd l oWbaarlm ing 47 DeveloapnmCdeo nnts ervation 54 DangoefOr vse r-Development 57 HumaBne inAgrPsea orfNt a ture 58 NatFiovree osfNt ast Tirveee s 61 AC ontwriatJshat p an 62 Sourocfte hH eo melIamnadg e 63 5 6 CONTENTS Chap2t:Ce orm munoifLt iiveTishn ign gs 65 BioloCgoimcmauln ities 65 BalainnNc aet uCroamlm unities 67 ActuaanAldb stPrlaacCntot m munities 68 ExteCronnaslt oranPi lnaCtnostm munities6 9 ExteLrinmailt ations 72 InteRrengaull aPtliaoCnnot m imnu nities 75 HabiSteagtr egation 82 RegulaStuimomna:r y 84 CommunDiytnya maincPdsl aSnttr ategies8 5 OptiLmoacla tMiaoyNn osBt e O ptimal 85 PlaanntHdsu maAnrsMe o rTeh aJnu Ssitm ila8r7 DeaCde nters 88 VersaMtaiyNl oiPtta yiy nt hWeo rolfPd l ants9 0 QualaintQdyu antity 90 ThBel aPciknG er ovoents h Seh anCaona st 91 NoA dvanttoBa egieTn ogSo t rong 93 ThLee ucaTerneoaef s BtohneIi snl ands 94 NitrPooglelnu btyCi iovni lization 97 Chap3t:Me arn talnFedr iCnogmem unities 101 Forests bDyRe osatfdrosoTr yo eudr ism 101 ThMea ntCloem munity 105 CondiftoiGror noswo tfMh a ntCloem munit1i0e7s RestoPrliaLnnigtaf leo Rnoga ds 109 BeautWiofmuealnn Cdl othes 110 ThFer iCnogmem unity 111 TrePelsa nItneadp proDporN ioLatat Lseotln yg 1 13 TropJiucnaglAl reUess uaClrleyaA tretdi fic1i1a5l ly CONTEN7T S Chap4t:Te erm poVreagle tSautcicoens asnido n SubstPiltauCntotem munities 117 MaintaEixniisnCtgoi nndgi tions 118 ProgreasnsCdio vnesse rvatives 120 HowP laCnotm muniStuicecsEe aecdOh t her 123 PionPelearSn pte cies 124 ClimaxE-ntdPh reo doufSc utc cession 125 ThCel emeSnutcsc esMsoidoenl 126 PrimaanrSdye conSduacrcye ssion 126 ProgreRsestirvoeg,ra ensds ive, DeviSaunctc ession 128 SubstVietguettea tion 131 NatuIrasBe e auwtiyt h PTearsfteec t 131 ExisVteignegt ation 133 LastCionmgm unities 134 VanisNhaitniVgve eg etation 135 NatuVreagle tation 137 PotenNtaitauVlre agle tation 138 ThRee labteitownSe uebns taintdu te PotenNtaitauVlre agle tation 140 PotenNtaitauVlre agle tAacttilsoi nakM ei rror1 43 EcoloPgliacTnaytlp es 146 WhaItas n A ssociation? 147 MappiAncgt uVaelg etation 149 MappitnhPgeo tenNtaitauVlre agle tation1 50 ChaptFeorr Re5es:ct o nstruction 155 So-CaGlrleeedn ing 155 CreaatniE nngv ironPmreontteaFclot rieosnt 1 57 8 CONTENTS ThNee efdoD re dicPartoegdDr iarme ctor1s6 7 CorpoErnavtier onPmreontteaGclrt oivoens 167 NatFiovree tshtrso utghhWeoo urtl d 178 Epilogue 181 ThEen vironRmeevnotlault ion 184 DilemimnHa usm aEnc ology 188 SociVeatlaualen Bsdu siVnaelsuse s 189 GloCbhaaln ge 197 SustaiDneavbelleo pment? 206 AP ost-Sustainable Worl2d0?9 ConveTrrtaigntegoRd eyc overy 211 ScienatnCidofi mcm oNna meosf Plants Mientn htBeio oonke d 221 Glossary 229 AdditRieoandailn gs 265 Index 271 Photogarnasdpp hesc miaapflso llpoawg6 e4 Proguleo Ont hmeo rnionfJg a nu1a7r1,y9 9t5h,Ge r eHaatn shin Earthqsuuadkdees ntlryuK cokba en idt ssu rrouanrdeian g inw estHeornns Jhaup,Ta hnme.o smto dearnnod s tensibly stronsgtersutco tfcu ornecsar nesdtt ee teolp pilnecdl,u ding elevated eaxnpdr ebsuslwlaeyts-p tyrlaoinns .s uHpopmoerst ando thbeuri ldcionlglsa hpusgefiedr ,ec sa usiemdm ense damaagnemd,o rteh afinv teh ouspaenodpl loets hte liirv es. 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Int hnee ighbowrhheortoehde e x presswayh asdu pports collaIps saewtd h,at tht ew loi noefss t rtereetwe esrs et ill standaistn agal,sle vearm,i tdh reu ionfts h cei tAyr.e as thhaatpd o ssefsestwer del eaisyn s hambTlhenese .i ghbor­ hooIdh adw orraibeoduh to,w evaettr h,fe o ootfM ount Rokkwoa,ss t siulrlr oubnyid toesrd i gviengaelt aStoimoen . damawgaese vidseunctah,sf alrloeotnfi lbeusfit,r ehsa d nopte nettrhadeti esdt arnitdch tte r eweesrs et isltla nding. 9