Building an effective environmental management science program : final assessment / / Committee on Building an Environmental Management Science Program, Virtual Commission on Environmental Management Science, National Research Council

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910965910003321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Washington, DC, : National Academy Press, 1997
• ISBN: 9786610191819; 9780309174893; 0309174899; 9781280191817; 1280191813; 9780309561624; 0309561620; 9780585002439; 0585002436
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (1 volume (various pagings))
• Disciplina: 363.7/05
• Soggetti: Environmental management - Research - United States
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: "This work was sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy, Contract No. DE-FC01-94EW54069/R."--t. p. verso.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: BUILDING AN EFFECTIVE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SCIENCE PROGRAM: -- Copyright -- PREFACE -- Contents -- SUMMARY -- VALUE OF EMSP TO THE DOE CLEANUP MISSION -- DEVELOPMENT OF AN EMSP SCIENCE PLAN -- COORDINATING THE INVESTMENT IN BASIC RESEARCH -- BROADENING THE INVESTIGATOR COMMUNITY -- PROPOSAL SELECTION PROCESS -- PROGRAM FUNDING -- ROLE OF "STAKEHOLDERS" IN PROPOSAL REVIEW AND SELECTION -- LONG-TERM MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES -- MAINTAINING PROGRAM QUALITY -- ASSESSING OUTCOMES -- APPLYING RESULTS OF BASIC RESEARCH TO THE CLEANUP MISSION -- 1 INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND -- INITIAL ASSESSMENT REPORT -- LETTER REPORT -- FOCUS OF THIS REPORT -- LIMITATIONS OF THIS REPORT -- SOURCES OF ; INFORMATION FOR THIS REPORT -- 2 VALUE OF THE EMSP TO THE CLEANUP MISSION -- 3 EMSP SCIENCE PLAN -- RATIONALE FOR DEVELOPING A SCIENCE PLAN FOR THE EMSP -- CONTENT OF AND PROCESS FOR DEVELOPING THE SCIENCE PLAN -- COORDINATING THE INVESTMENT IN BASIC RESEARCH -- BROADENING THE INVESTIGATOR COMMUNITY -- 4 PROPOSAL SELECTION AND FUNDING -- PROPOSAL REVIEW PROCESS -- PROGRAM FUNDING -- ROLE OF STAKEHOLDERS IN PROPOSAL REVIEW AND SELECTION -- 5 MANAGEMENT OF THE EMSP -- LONG-TERM MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES -- MAINTAINING PROGRAM QUALITY -- ASSESSING OUTCOMES -- APPLYING THE RESULTS OF BASIC RESEARCH TO CLEANUP -- APPENDIXES -- APPENDIX A STATEMENT OF TASK -- ACTIVITY #1: FY97 RESEARCH PROGRAM -- ACTIVITY #2: SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT NEEDS -- Science Needs -- Management Needs -- APPENDIX B LIST OF PRESENTATIONS -- APPENDIX C BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND CONSULTANTS -- CONSULTANTS -- APPENDIX D SUPPLEMENTARY STATEMENT -- APPENDIX E RESPONSE TO SUPPLEMENTARY STATEMENT IN APPENDIX D -- APPENDIX F INITIAL ASSESSMENT REPORT -- COMMITTEE ON BUILDING AN ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SCIENCE PROGRAM -- Staff -- VIRTUAL COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SCIENCE -- Staff.; PREFACE -- CONTENTS -- SUMMARY -- INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND -- THE DOE CLEANUP MISSION -- THE VALUE OF RESEARCH TO THE CLEANUP MISSION -- UTILIZING THE CAPABILITIES OF THE RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE -- Attracting the Best Researchers -- Obtaining the Best Research -- Transferring Research Results to Potential Research Users -- COORDINATION WITH OTHER FEDERAL AND NONFEDERAL RESEARCH PROGRAMS -- FY 1996 PROGRAM PRIORITIES AND SOLICITATION -- FY 1997 PROGRAM -- FUTURE ACTIVITIES OF THE COMMITTEE -- REFERENCES -- APPENDIX A -- APPENDIX B -- Purpose -- Representative Research Areas -- Preapplications -- Information -- Background -- References for Background Information on the Mission Responsibilities of the Office of Environmental Management -- APPENDIX C -- APPENDIX D -- CONSULTANTS -- APPENDIX E ACRONYMS -- APPENDIX G -- APPENDIX H ACRONYMS.
• Sommario/riassunto: Assesses the Department of Energy's Environmental Management Science Program - a program that funds basic research related to environmental cleanup of the department's weapons complex. This book also provides recommendations on long-term challenges and opportunities for the program.