Intro -- About Island Press -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- PART ONE: OVERVIEW -- 1. A Fragile World -- PART TWO: RAVAGES -- 2. Air and Water -- 3. Earth and Fire -- PART THREE: CAUSES -- 4. The Profligate Rich -- 5. The Powerless Poor -- 6. Population Pressures -- 7. A Feudal World -- PART FOUR: RESPONSES -- 8. Ethics of Survival -- 9. Muddling Through or Worse -- 10. Enlightened Change -- Bibliography -- Further Reading -- Index -- Board of Directors.