"...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

• 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

"...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

• 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

"...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

• 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