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Titolo: | Building a foundation for sound environmental decisions / / Committee 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 |
Pubblicazione: | Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1997 |
Edizione: | 1st ed. |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (103 p.) |
Disciplina: | 363.7/056/0973 |
Soggetto topico: | Environmental sciences - Research - United States |
Strategic planning - United States | |
Note generali: | Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references. |
Nota di contenuto: | BUILDING 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. |
Near-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. | |
Titolo autorizzato: | Building a foundation for sound environmental decisions |
ISBN: | 0-309-17477-5 |
1-280-19153-8 | |
9786610191536 | |
0-309-59070-1 | |
0-585-02116-3 | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910827548703321 |
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