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Record Nr.

UNINA9910457317203321

Titolo

Sustainability and the U.S. EPA [[electronic resource] /] / National Research Council of the National Academies

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, 2011

ISBN

1-283-27876-6

9786613278760

0-309-21253-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (162 p.)

Disciplina

363.7

Soggetti

Environmental protection - United States

Environmental policy - United States

Sustainable development - United States

Environmental degradation - United States

Pollution - Government policy - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Committee on Incorporating Sustainability in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Science and Technology for Sustainability Program, Policy and Global Affairs Division."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

""Front Matter""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 History of Sustainability""; ""3 A Sustainability Framework for EPA""; ""4 Sustainability Assessment and Management: Process, Tools, and Indicators""; ""5 How Risk Assessment and Risk Management Relate to the Sustainability Framework""; ""6 Changing the Culture in EPA""; ""7 Benefits of a Sustainability Approach at EPA""; ""Appendix A: The Committee on Incorporating Sustainability in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency""; ""Appendix B: Statement of Task""; ""Appendix C: Glossary""

""Appendix D: Sustainability in the OECD""""Appendix E: Sustainability Indicators""