Sustainability Concepts in Decision-Making
National Academies Press (Verlag)
978-0-309-31232-5 (ISBN)
Sustainability Concepts in Decision-Making: Tools and Approaches for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency examines scientific tools and approaches for incorporating sustainability concepts into assessments used to support EPA decision making. Using specific case studies, this report considers the application of analytic and scientific tools, methods, and approaches presented in the 2011 NRC report Sustainability and the U.S. EPA. This report examines both currently available and emerging tools, methods, and approaches to find those most appropriate for assessing and/or evaluating potential economic, social and environmental outcomes within an EPA decision context. Sustainability Concepts in Decision Making also discusses data needs and post-decision evaluation of outcomes on dimensions of sustainability. A broad array of sustainability tools and approaches are suitable for assessing potential environmental, social, and economic outcomes in EPA's decision-making context. The recommendations of this report will assist the agency to optimize environmental, social, and economic outcomes in EPA decisions.
Table of Contents
Front Matter
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 PrivatePublic 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
1 Front Matter; 2 Summary; 3 1 Introduction; 4 2 Sustainability: From Ideas to Actions; 5 3 Tools and Methods to Support Decision-Making; 6 4 Case Studies of Applications of Sustainability Tools and Approaches; 7 5 Private-Sector and PrivatePublic Partnership Sustainability Initiatives: Applicability to Environmental Protection Agency Decision-Making; 8 6 Identifying and Addressing New Issues; 9 7 Applying Sustainability Tools and Methods to Strengthen Environmental Protection Agency Decision-Making; 10 References; 11 Appendix A--Statement of Task; 12 Appendix B--Biographic Information on the Committee on Scientific Tools and Approaches for Sustainability; 13 Appendix C--The Sustainability Assessment and Management Approach; 14 Appendix D--Glossary of Sustainability Tools and Approaches; 15 Appendix E--Application of General Evaluation Criteria
Verlagsort | Washington |
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Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 216 x 279 mm |
Themenwelt | Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz |
Weitere Fachgebiete ► Land- / Forstwirtschaft / Fischerei | |
ISBN-10 | 0-309-31232-9 / 0309312329 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-309-31232-5 / 9780309312325 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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