| 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 |
| PALESTINE CIRCA 1900: THE MANY MEANINGS OF “DESOLATION” |
| • | CONSERVATION POLICY DURING THE MANDATE |
| • | SUBSISTENCE PERSISTS: THE AGRARIAN ARAB ECONOMY |
| • | THE ZIONIST AGRICULTURAL REVOLUTION |
| • | SUSTAINABILITY |
| • | ANTECEDENTS OF HEAVY INDUSTRY |
| • | MALARIA |
| • | URBAN ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS |
| • | THE YISHUV'S INCIPIENT ENVIRONMENTAL MOVEMENT |
| • | TROUBLE AHEAD |
| 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 |
| 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 |