Environment and society in Florida
- Title
- Environment and society in Florida / Howard T. Odum, Elisabeth C. Odum, Mark T. Brown ; with habitat illustrations by Elizabeth A. McMahan.
- Published by
- Boca Raton : Lewis Publishers, [1998], ©1998.
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- Description
- 449 pages : illustrations, maps; 24 cm
- Summary
- With its lush wetlands, miles of beaches, and wide array of colorful wildlife, Florida is a fascinating and important ecosystem to study. Using this state as a model, Environment and Society in Florida offers a whole systems approach to understanding the environment and discusses the interactions between human systems and natural systems.
- It addresses the complicated issues stemming from these interactions among population, resources, economics, and environment, and discusses how we may better manage these challenges in the future.
- Subject
- Contents
- Ch. 1. Overview of Florida -- Ch. 2. Florida's environmental problems -- Ch. 3. Ecosystems and symbols -- Ch. 4. Flows of energy -- Ch. 5. Cycles of materials -- Ch. 6. Production and limiting factors -- Ch. 7. Energy webs and transformations -- Ch. 8. Self-organization and succession -- Ch. 9. Simulation of quantitative models -- Ch. 10. Growth models -- Ch. 11. Oscillating systems -- Ch. 12. Weather and climate -- Ch. 13. Geology and hydrology -- Ch. 14. Oceanography -- Ch. 15. Marine ecosystems -- Ch. 16. Estuaries -- Ch. 17. Freshwater ecosystems -- Ch. 18. Wetland ecosystems -- Ch. 19. Upland ecosystems -- Ch. 20. Landscape mosaic of ecosystems -- Ch. 21. Economic use and development -- Ch. 22. Forestry -- Ch. 23. Agricultural systems -- Ch. 24. Fisheries -- Ch. 25. Mining -- Ch. 26. Parks, tourists, and biodiversity -- Ch. 27. Cities -- Ch. 28. Industry, technology, and information -- Ch. 29. Resource basis for the Florida economy --
- Ch. 30. Early human society in Florida -- Ch. 31. Overview of the Florida economy -- Ch. 32. Florida's networks -- Ch. 33. Evaluation of energy sources -- Ch. 34. Wastes and recycle -- Ch. 35. Population and carrying capacity -- Ch. 36. Simulating the future -- Ch. 37. The future -- App. A. Programs for computer simulations -- App. B. Energy evaluation of Florida -- App. C. Useful conversions -- App. D. Types of wetlands.
- Owning institution
- Columbia University Libraries
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 421-425) and index.