LAND USE . . . . . .
 Present Land Use and Why It Exists as It Does . . .
 The energy principles . . . . . . .
 Growth and development in Lee County . . . .
 The shaping of the landscape mosaic . . . . .
 The relationship of growth and energy ... . . . .
 Natural Systems and Hydrology . . . . . .
 Water as an energy source ...... . . . .
 The hydrologic cycle . . . . . . .
 Simulation of county water budget . . . . ...


The Energy and Money Economies . .
 The basis for vital function . .
 Energy and money flows of Lee County . .


SOME POSSIBLE FUTURES . . . . . . . . . .
 A Model of Lee County . . . . . . .
 Description of the model . . . . . . .
 Results of model simulation . . . . . . .
 A Method of Calculating Carrying Capacity . . . . . . .
 Concept of investment ratio . . . . . . . .
 Investment ratio calculations for Lee County . . . . .


RECOMMENDATIONS AND ALTERNATIVES . . .
 Recognizing Inherent Natural Values . .
 Groundwater . . . . .


Marshes, sloughs and cypress swamps as water conservation
Restoration of natural vegetation . . .
Mangroves as natural buffers and bulkheads . .


areas . . . .


 Building and Developing Within Economic, Energetic, and Ecologic Realities . . .
 Overall environmental concern . . . . . . . .

SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY . . . . . . . . . .

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS . . . . . . . . . . .


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