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The restoration of the Florida Everglades, the largest ecosystem restoration project in the world, is now underway. Missing from the original plan, however, is a study of the region's cities and farms and the economic impact their growth will make on this already endangered ecosystem. This book provides that analysis.
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1. The Professor and the Corps Part I: Findings and Forecasts 2. Forecasting the Future Economy 3. Forecasting the Demand for Water 4. Forecasting the Demand for Urban Land Part II: The Economy of the South Florida Ecosystem 5. Fundamental Issues and Conceptual Models 6. The Basic Economy of Today and Tomorrow 7. History: Carving Up South Florida 8. Population and the Regions 9. The Agricultural Emporium 10. Value of Ecosystem Part III: The Economics of the Missing Pieces 11. On Regional Economic Models: Some Introductory Issues 12. The REMI Control and the First Missing Piece: Agriculture 13. Economics of a Missing Piece: Investment 14. Economics of a Missing Piece: Tourism 15. Economics of a Missing Piece: Everglades Restoration Part IV: Changing the Future 16. Revisions and Retrospectives 17. Conclusions References Index
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