ABSTRACT

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.

part 1|97 pages

Florida and systems concepts

chapter 1|8 pages

Overview of Florida

chapter 1|6 pages

Florida’s environmental problems

chapter 3|9 pages

Ecosystems and symbols

chapter 4|10 pages

Flows of energy

chapter 5|7 pages

Cycles of materials

chapter 6|6 pages

Production and limiting factors

chapter 7|12 pages

Energy webs and transformations

chapter 8|12 pages

Self-organization ana succession

chapter 9|7 pages

Simulation of quantitative models

chapter 10|8 pages

Growth models

chapter 11|7 pages

Oscillating systems

part 2|124 pages

Environmental systems

chapter 12|17 pages

Weather and climate

chapter 13|11 pages

Geology and hydrology

chapter 14|10 pages

Oceanography

chapter 15|14 pages

Marine ecosystems

chapter 16|15 pages

Estuaries

chapter 17|14 pages

Freshwater ecosystems

chapter 18|16 pages

Wetland ecosystems

chapter 19|13 pages

Upland ecosystems

chapter 20|8 pages

Landscape mosaic of ecosystems

part 3|72 pages

Systems that use the environment

chapter 21|10 pages

Economic use and development

chapter 22|7 pages

Forestry

chapter 23|10 pages

Agricultural systems

chapter 24|8 pages

Fisheries

chapter 25|7 pages

Mining

chapter 26|9 pages

Parks, tourists, and biodiversity

chapter 27|10 pages

Cities

chapter 28|6 pages

Industry, technology, and information

part 4|83 pages

The Florida state system

chapter 29|6 pages

Resource basis for the Florida economy

chapter 30|7 pages

Early human society in Florida

chapter 31|9 pages

Overview of the Florida economy

chapter 32|7 pages

Floridas networks

chapter 33|15 pages

Evaluation of energy sources

chapter 34|12 pages

Wastes and recycle

chapter 35|5 pages

Population and carrying capacity

chapter 36|7 pages

Simulating the future

chapter 37|7 pages

The future