Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Introduction: Hostages to Hubris -- Ch 1: The Human Predicament -- Ch 2: The Costs of Success -- Ch 3: The Tide of Population -- Ch 4: The Consumption Factor -- Ch 5: Technology Matters -- Ch 6: Billison, Birthrates, and Policies -- Ch 7: Consuming Less -- Ch 8: A Culture Out of Step -- Ch 9: Human Behavior at the Millennium -- Ch 10: Sustainable Governance in America -- Ch 11: Healing a World of Wounds -- Notes -- Introduction -- chapter 1 -- chapter 2 -- chapter 3 -- chapter 4 -- chapter 5 -- chapter 6 -- chapter 7 -- chapter 8 -- chapter 9 -- chapter 10 -- chapter 11 -- References -- Acknowledgments -- About the Authors -- About the Center for Conservation Biology -- Index.