Part II:

Scientific Judgments and Ethical Considerations

5

Natural Science, Natural Resources, and the Nature of Nature--Marcia G. Bjørnerud

6

Why Believe a Computer? Models, Measures and Meaning in the Natural World --Naomi Oreskes

7

Down to Earth: A Historical Look at Government-Sponsored Geology--Gordon P. Eaton

8

Sustainable Living: Common Ground for Geology and Theology--George W. Fisher

9

The Golden Rule: A Proper Scale for Our Environmental Crisis--Stephen Jay Gould

Part III:

Resources Reconfigured

10

Ruling the Range: Managing The Public's Resources--David Applegate

11

Rocks, Paper, Soils, Trees: The View from an Experimental Forest--Frederick J. Swanson

12

Are Soils Endangered?--Ronald Amundson

13

The Edwards Aquifer: Water for Thirsty Texans--John M. Sharp, Jr. and Jay L. Banner

14

From the Catskills to Canal Street: New York City's Water Supply--Jill S. Schneiderman

15

Sustaining Healthy Coasts--Jeffrey L. Payne

Part IV:

Local Manipulations

16

Lessons From Lighthouses: Shifting Sands, Coastal Management Strategies, and the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse Controversy--Orrin H. Pilkey, David M. Bush, and William J. Neal

17

The Follies of Lotus Bay--Jill K. Singer

18

Dredging to Keep New York-New Jersey Harbor Alive--Meg E. Stewart

19

An Earth Scientist in City Hall: Geology and Community Planning--Paul K. Doss

Part V:

Inventive Solutions

20

The Rise and Fall of Dams--James E. Evans, Scudder D. Mackey, Johan F. Gottgens and Wilfrid M. Gill

21

Living With Karst: Maintaining a Clean Water Supply in Olmsted County, Minnesota--Cathryn A. Manduca

22

Standoff At Yucca Mountain: High Level Nuclear Waste in the U.S.A--Allison Macfarlane

23

Appetite for Toxins: Bioremediation of Contaminated Soil--Rosa E. Gwinn

Part VI:

Whole Earth Perturbations

24

Ocean Circulation: Conveyor of Past and Future Climate--Steven M. Stanley

25

A Record of Climate Change From Owens Lake Sediments--Kirsten M. Menking

26

Lessons From the Past For Future Climate--Tamara Nameroff

27

Nature's Sunscreen: Ozone Depletion and the Health of the Whole--Robin L. Hornung and Thomas F. Downham II

Part VII:

Global Perspectives

28

Let Earth Speak!--Victor R. Baker

29

Geology and Environmental Justice: An Example from Hawaii--Jill S. Schneiderman and Virginia Ashby Sharpe

30

Stakes, Options, and Some Natural Limits To a Sustainable World--E-an Zen

31

What Else Should My Neighbor Know?--Caryl Edward Buchwald

End Notes
Index

1	Geology: The Bifocal Science--Susan Werner Kieffer
2	Set Piece on Geologic Time from Annals of the Former World--John McPhee
3	Stories of Land, Stories from Land--Lauret E. Savoy
4	Henry's Land--Paul Bierman

5	Natural Science, Natural Resources, and the Nature of Nature--Marcia G. Bjørnerud
6	Why Believe a Computer? Models, Measures and Meaning in the Natural World --Naomi Oreskes
7	Down to Earth: A Historical Look at Government-Sponsored Geology--Gordon P. Eaton
8	Sustainable Living: Common Ground for Geology and Theology--George W. Fisher
9	The Golden Rule: A Proper Scale for Our Environmental Crisis--Stephen Jay Gould

10	Ruling the Range: Managing The Public's Resources--David Applegate
11	Rocks, Paper, Soils, Trees: The View from an Experimental Forest--Frederick J. Swanson
12	Are Soils Endangered?--Ronald Amundson
13	The Edwards Aquifer: Water for Thirsty Texans--John M. Sharp, Jr. and Jay L. Banner
14	From the Catskills to Canal Street: New York City's Water Supply--Jill S. Schneiderman
15	Sustaining Healthy Coasts--Jeffrey L. Payne

16	Lessons From Lighthouses: Shifting Sands, Coastal Management Strategies, and the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse Controversy--Orrin H. Pilkey, David M. Bush, and William J. Neal
17	The Follies of Lotus Bay--Jill K. Singer
18	Dredging to Keep New York-New Jersey Harbor Alive--Meg E. Stewart
19	An Earth Scientist in City Hall: Geology and Community Planning--Paul K. Doss

20	The Rise and Fall of Dams--James E. Evans, Scudder D. Mackey, Johan F. Gottgens and Wilfrid M. Gill
21	Living With Karst: Maintaining a Clean Water Supply in Olmsted County, Minnesota--Cathryn A. Manduca
22	Standoff At Yucca Mountain: High Level Nuclear Waste in the U.S.A--Allison Macfarlane
23	Appetite for Toxins: Bioremediation of Contaminated Soil--Rosa E. Gwinn

24	Ocean Circulation: Conveyor of Past and Future Climate--Steven M. Stanley
25	A Record of Climate Change From Owens Lake Sediments--Kirsten M. Menking
26	Lessons From the Past For Future Climate--Tamara Nameroff
27	Nature's Sunscreen: Ozone Depletion and the Health of the Whole--Robin L. Hornung and Thomas F. Downham II

28	Let Earth Speak!--Victor R. Baker
29	Geology and Environmental Justice: An Example from Hawaii--Jill S. Schneiderman and Virginia Ashby Sharpe
30	Stakes, Options, and Some Natural Limits To a Sustainable World--E-an Zen
31	What Else Should My Neighbor Know?--Caryl Edward Buchwald