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"Urban transport systems based on a combination of rail lines, bus lines, bicycle pathways, and pedestrian walkways offer the best of all possible worlds in providing mobility, low-cost transportation, and a healthy urban environment." –Lester R. Brown, Plan B 4.0: Mobilizing to Save Civilization.

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Preface (pdf)

1. On the Edge (pdf) (data)

PART I. A DETERIORATING FOUNDATION

2. Falling Water Tables and
Shrinking Harvests (pdf) (data)

3. Eroding Soils and Expanding Deserts (pdf) (data)

4. Rising Temperatures, Melting Ice, and
Food Security (pdf) (data)

PART II. THE CONSEQUENCES

5. The Emerging Politics of Food Scarcity (pdf) (data)

6. Environmental Refugees: The Rising Tide (pdf) (data)

7. Mounting Stresses, Failing States (pdf) (data)

PART III. THE RESPONSE—PLAN B

Preface to Part III

8. Building an Energy-Efficient
     Global Economy (pdf) (data)

9. Harnessing Wind, Solar,
     and Geothermal Energy (pdf) (data)

10. Restoring the Economy's Natural
       Support Systems (pdf) (data)

11. Eradicating Poverty, Stabilizing Population,
       and Rescuing Failing States (pdf) (data)

12. Feeding Eight Billion (pdf) (data)

PART IV. WATCHING THE CLOCK

13. Saving Civilization (pdf) (data)

Additional Resources (pdf)
Index (pdf)
Acknowledgements & About the Author (pdf)
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