Prosperous Way Down

Howard T. Odum was internationally renowned for his development of the science of systems ecology and as a pioneering voice in environmental science, ecology, and ecological engineering and economics. Elisabeth C. Odum is professor emeritus at Santa Fe Community College in Gainesville, Florida.

• ; Part I; The Approaching Summit 1; Introduction to the Way Down 2; The Present Condition 3; Intellectual Views of the Future Part II; System Principles 4; The Ways of Energy and Materials in All Systems 5; Pulsing and the Growth Cycle 6; Real Wealth and the Economy 7; Spatial Organization 8; Population and Wealth Part IlII; Policies for Transition and Descent 9; The Global Network 10; Energy Sources 11; Sustaining a Nation 12; Sustaining People 13; Starting Down 14; Reorganizing Cities 15; Restoring Waters 16; Refreshing the Landscape 17; Transmitting Knowledge 18; Preparing People 19; Summary for Action Notes References Index;

"The senescence period of humanity after the loss of our highest quality fuels can be a disaster or it can be planned in a way that will diminish its deleterious aspects. . . . H. T. Odum and his wife, Elisabeth, have provided a blueprint for the future with their excellent book A Prosperous Way Down."- Ecological Modelling