An Environmental Politics Timeline. Preface. About the Author. Introduction. 1. A Historical Framework for Environmental Protection. 2. Participants in the Environmental Debate. 3. The Political Process. 4. Public and Private Lands. 5. Waste Management and the Global Toxics Legacy. 6. The Politics of Energy. 7. Managing Water Resources. 8. Air Quality: Pollution and Solutions. 9. Biodiversity. 10. The Global Commons. 11. The Human Explosion: Managing Population Growth. 12. Emerging Issues in the Twenty-First Century. Appendix A: Major United States Environmental Legislation, 1947-2002. Appendix B: Major International Environmental Agreements, 1900-2002. Appendix C: Environmental Film Resources. Index.