LEADER 05446nam 2200697 a 450 001 9910969773503321 005 20251116140829.0 010 $a9786610191536 010 $a9780309174770 010 $a0309174775 010 $a9781280191534 010 $a1280191538 010 $a9780309590709 010 $a0309590701 010 $a9780585021164 010 $a0585021163 035 $a(CKB)110986584752068 035 $a(OCoLC)42328825 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10055220 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000115547 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11135804 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000115547 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10007680 035 $a(PQKB)11022784 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3376216 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3376216 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10055220 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL19153 035 $a(OCoLC)923262073 035 $a(Perlego)4735327 035 $a(BIP)47416097 035 $a(EXLCZ)99110986584752068 100 $a19970923d1997 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aBuilding a foundation for sound environmental decisions /$fCommittee on Research Opportunities and Priorities for EPA, Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, Water Science and Technology Board, Commission on Geosciences, Environment, and Resources, National Research Council 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aWashington, D.C. $cNational Academy Press$d1997 215 $a1 online resource (103 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 08$a9780309057950 311 08$a0309057957 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aBUILDING A FOUNDATION FOR SOUND ENVIRONMENTAL DECISIONS -- Copyright -- Preface -- Contents -- BUILDING A FOUNDATION FOR SOUND ENVIRONMENTAL DECISIONS -- Executive Summary -- 1 Environmental Challenges -- SOLVING PROBLEMS -- RECOGNIZING LIMITATIONS -- COMPLEXITY, UNPREDICTABILITY, AND SURPRISE -- EPA'S RESEARCH CHALLENGE -- HISTORY AND PURPOSE OF THIS STUDY -- SCOPE OF THIS REPORT -- 2 Improving Our Understanding of Environmental Issues -- IDENTIFYING CURRENT AND EMERGING PROBLEMS -- A FRAMEWORK FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH -- CORE RESEARCH -- Understanding Underlying Processes -- Development of Innovative Tools -- Acquisition and Dissemination of Data -- IMPLEMENTING A CORE RESEARCH PROGRAM -- 3 Achieving a Focused Research Agenda -- ANTICIPATING EMERGING ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS -- IDENTIFYING ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS IN NEED OF FOCUSED ATTENTION -- CRITERIA FOR PRIORITIZING AMONG IDENTIFIED ISSUES -- DEVELOPING AND MAINTAINING RISK ASSESSMENT CAPABILITIES AT EPA -- RETAINING FLEXIBILITY -- 4 EPA's Position in the Broader Environmental Research Enterprise -- EPA'S ROLE IN RESEARCH -- PARTNERSHIPS WITH OTHER GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR -- STRENGTHENING SCIENTIFIC CAPACITY AT EPA -- IMPROVING COOPERATIVE DATA COLLECTION AND EVALUATION -- 5 Summary, Conclusions, and Recommendations -- SUMMARY -- CONCLUSIONS -- RECOMMENDATIONS -- Approach to Research -- Core Research Themes -- Problem-Driven Research Themes -- References -- APPENDIXES -- APPENDIX 1 Interim Report of the Committee on Research Opportunities and Priorities for EPA -- INTRODUCTION -- ROLE OF THE NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL -- SCOPE OF INTERIM REPORT -- FUTURE GOALS FOR THIS STUDY -- ASSESSMENT OF ORD'S ''NEW BEGINNING" AND STRATEGIC PLAN -- Balance Between Long-term and Short-term Research -- Working With Others -- The Risk Paradigm -- Risk Assessment Methodology. 327 $aNear-Term Research Priorities -- Emerging Issues -- Remaining Questions -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- APPENDIX 2 Reports Analyzed to Identify Priority Environmental Issues -- APPENDIX 3 Biographical Sketches of Committee Members -- Staff. 330 $aOver the past decades, environmental problems have attracted enormous attention and public concern. Many actions have been taken by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and others to protect human health and ecosystems from particular threats. Despite some successes, many problems remain unsolved and new ones are emerging. Increasing population and related pressures, combined with a realization of the interconnectedness and complexity of environmental systems, present new challenges to policymakers and regulators. Scientific research has played, and will continue to play, an essential part in solving environmental problems. Decisions based on incorrect or incomplete understanding of environmental systems will not achieve the greatest reduction of risk at the lowest cost. This volume describes a framework for acquiring the knowledge needed both to solve current recognized problems and to be prepared for the kinds of problems likely to emerge in the future. Many case examples are included to illustrate why some environmental control strategies have succeeded where others have fallen short and how we can do better in the future. 606 $aEnvironmental sciences$xResearch$zUnited States 606 $aStrategic planning$zUnited States 615 0$aEnvironmental sciences$xResearch 615 0$aStrategic planning 676 $a363.7/056/0973 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910969773503321 996 $aBuilding a foundation for sound environmental decisions$94359447 997 $aUNINA