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Book SynopsisPart I. Fossil Fuel Dependence and the Need for Change in Rural Communities.- 1. Introduction to Sustainability and Rural Public Health.- 2. The Energy Transition: Where We Came From, Where We Are, and Where We Are Going.- 3. How Energy Production and Public Health Are Connected.- Part II. Case Studies.- 4. Reimagining Broken Landscapes as Part of the Transition in the Hunter Valley, NSW.- 5. The Elk Valley, Canada.- 6. Mining and Regeneration, Central Appalachia, USA.- 7. Coal Transitions in Europe.- 8. Shale Gas Extraction in Pennsylvania.- 9. Themes and Lessons Learned.- Part III. The Path Forward: Priorities for Sustainable Change.- 10. Adolescents in Vulnerable Appalachian Communities.- 11. Improving Public Health Outcomes Through the Development of Networks of Regenerative Rural Villages.- 12. The Role of Adult Education and Building Community Capabilities in Rural Development.- 13. Cultivating Sustainable Development Through Food Systems-Based Initiatives in Central Appalachia.- 14. Bottom-Up Community Development in Central Appalachia.- 15. The Path Forward.- .
