| Pollution in a Promised Land |
| [Dedication] |
| Contents |
| Illustrations |
| Acknowledgments |
| Preface |
 | 1. The Pathology of a Polluted River |
| 2. Reclaiming a Homeland |
| 3. Palestine's Environment, 1900–1949 |
| 4. The Forest's Many Shades of Green |
| 5. The Emergence of an Israeli Environmental Movement |
| 6. A General Launches a War for Wildlife |
| 7. The Quantity and Quality of Israel's Water Resources |
 | 8. Israel's Urban Environment, 1948–1988 |
| • | PLANNING FOR A NEW NATION |
| • | ISRAEL'S LITTLE-KNOWN FLING WITH COMPOSTING |
| • | KANOVICH'S LEGISLATIVE FIX |
| • | CIRCUMVENTING THE PLANNING LAW: TEL AVIV'S RENEGADE POWER STATION |
| • | AN ENVIRONMENTAL AGENCY SLIPS THROUGH |
| • | THE UPSTARTS |
| • | ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING |
| • | A SOLID-WASTE MASTER PLAN DIES FROM DELAY |
| • | FROM PLANNING TO ACTION |
| • | PROTECTING THE MEDITERRANEAN |
| • | PLAYING HARDBALL WITH AIR POLLUTERS |
| • | CHEMICAL ANARCHY |
| • | THE SOCIOLOGY OF NEGLECT |
| 9. A Ministry of the Environment Comes of Age |
| 10. Israel, Arabs, and the Environment |
| 11. Environmental Activism Hits Its Stride |
| 12. Toward a Sustainable Future? |
| Notes |
| Index |