1. Reducing Food Losses (Harvest and 

 Postharvest) , 116 



2. Water Management for Irrigation, 121 



3. Weather and Crop Information Systems, 124 



4. Farm and Land-Use Planning for Sustained 

 Food Production, 128 



5. Plant and Animal Protection, 132 



6. Management Systems for Sustained Crop Production 

 on Tropical Soils, 137 



CHAPTER 5 ENERGY, NATURAL RESOURCES, AND ENVIRONMENT, 144 



Introduction, 14 4 



Opportunities and Proposed Initiatives, 148 



1. Comprehensive Planning in Energy 

 Development and Utilization, 148 



2. Development of Indigenous Energy Resources 

 for Local Utilization, 152 



2A. Coal Conversion and Improved Combustion, 156 



3. Sustained, Multiple Use of Forest Resources, 158 



4. Water Resource Planning and Management, 161 



5. Effective Use of Marine Resources, 164 



6. Remote Sensing from Space for Resource 

 Mapping and Assessment, 169 



7. Improved Use of Pesticides, 17 4 

 Epilogue, 177 



CHAPTER 6 URBANIZATION, TRANSPORTATION, AND COMMUNICATION, 181 



Introduction, 181 



Opportunities and Proposed Initiatives, 184 



1. Deterioration of Large Cities under 

 Conditions of Rapid Growth, 184 



2. Upgrading Intermediate Cities and 

 Rural Life, 192 



3. Transportation to support Goals in 

 Other Sectors, 193 



4. Overcoming Urban Congestion, 198 



5. New Initiatives for the Use of 

 Communications , 201 



APPENDIX CONTRIBUTORS TO PUBLIC FORUMS, 209 



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