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Record Nr.

UNINA9910460106703321

Titolo

Sustainability concepts in decision-making : tools and approaches for the US Environmental Protection Agency / / National Research Council (U.S.)

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, District of Columbia : , : National Academies Press, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

0-309-31233-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (156 p.)

Collana

National Research Council of the National Academies Sustainability concepts in decision-making

Disciplina

353.0082321

Soggetti

Sustainability - United States - Decision making

Environmental protection - United States - Decision making

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Committee on Scientific Tools and Approaches for Sustainability : Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology Division on Earth and Life Studies : Science and Technology for Sustainability Program Policy and Global Affairs Division"--Cover.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

""Front matter""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""Summary""; ""1  Introduction""; ""2  Sustainability: From Ideas to Actions""; ""3  Tools and Methods to Support Decision-Making""; ""4  Case Studies of Applications of Sustainability Tools and Approaches""; ""5  Private-Sector and Private Public Partnership Sustainability Initiatives: Applicability to Environmental Protection Agency Decision-Making""; ""6  Identifying and Addressing New Issues""; ""7  Applying Sustainability Tools and Methods to Strengthen Environmental Protection Agency Decision-Making""; ""References""

""Appendix A--Statement of Task""""Appendix B--Biographic Information on the Committee on Scientific Tools and Approaches for Sustainability""; ""Appendix C--The Sustainability Assessment and Management Approach""; ""Appendix D--Glossary of Sustainability Tools and Approaches""; ""Appendix E--Application of General Evaluation Criteria""