Environment and Society in Florida

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. Interesting and informative, this is an outstanding text for the classroom as well as for everyone interested in the environment and our place in it.

List of contents

Preface, Acknowledgments, The Authors, Part I: Florida and systems concepts, Part II: Environmental systems, Part III: Systems that use the environment, Part IV: The Florida state system, Appendix A: Programs for computer simulations, Appendix B: Emergy evaluation of Florida, Appendix C: Useful conversions, Appendix D: Types of wetlands, Glossary, Suggested readings, References, Index

About the author

Howard T. Odum

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, this text offers a systems approach to understanding the environment and discusses the interactions between human systems and natural systems.

Additional text

"...I encourage you to read Environment and Society in Florida. It is more than a simple textbook. It addresses the issues that will face all of America in the very near future. Can we live within our environmental means? Can we preserve the earth that supports us? This book is part science and part philosophy. Read it carefully. Take it seriously. Consider it thoughtfully. The final will be graded by your children and grandchildren."-Buddy MacKay, Former Lieutenant Governor of the State of Florida

Product details

• Authors: M. T. Brown, M.T. Brown, Mark T. Brown, E. C. Odum, E.C. Odum, Elisabeth C. Odum, Howard T. Odum, Odum Howard T.
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.12.1997
• EAN: 9781574440805
• ISBN: 978-1-57444-080-5
• No. of pages: 472
• Weight: 870 g
• Illustrations: Raster,schwarz-weiss, Tabellen, schwarz-weiss
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Individual industrial sectors, branches; USA, Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection, SCIENCE / Philosophy & Social Aspects, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Social Aspects, Pollution & threats to the environment, United States of America, USA, Conservation of the environment, Impact of science & technology on society, Impact of science and technology on society, Pollution and threats to the environment, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Technology Studies