Transitioning to sustainability through research and development on ecosystem services and biofuels : workshop summary / / Patricia Koshel and Kathleen McAllister, rapporteurs ; Science and Technology for Sustainability Program, Policy and Global Affairs, National Research Council of the National Academies

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910822076203321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, 2008
• ISBN: 0-309-18571-8; 1-281-76735-2; 9786611767358; 0-309-11983-9
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: xi, 118 p. : ill
• Altri autori (Persone): KoshelPatricia; McAllisterKathleen
• Disciplina: 333.95/390973
• Soggetti: Biomass energy - Research - United States; Energy crops - Research - United States; Ecosystem management - Research - United States; Sustainable living - Research - United States; Energy policy - United States; Environmental policy - United States
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Matter -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- 1 Introduction and Overview -- 2 Ecosystem Services R&amp -- D -- 3 Biofuels R&amp -- D -- 4 Common Themes -- Appendixes -- Appendix A: Workshop Agenda -- Appendix B: List of Organizers and Panelists -- Appendix C: Descriptions of Agency Activities Presented at the Forum on Ecosystem Services and Sustainability -- Appendix D: Descriptions of Agency Activities Presented at the Forum on Biofuels and Sustainability -- Appendix E: Biographical Information: Roundtable on Science and Technology for Sustainability -- Appendix F: Federal Sustainability R&amp -- D Forum Workshop Participants -- Appendix G: Biographical Information: Federal Sustainability R&amp -- D Forum Speakers and ; Panelists.