Sustainability concepts in decision-making : tools and approaches for the US Environmental Protection Agency / National Research Council (U.S.).

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

National Research Council (U.S.), author.

Contributor:

National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Scientific Tools and Approaches for Sustainability.

National Research Council (U.S.). Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology.

National Research Council (U.S.). Science and Technology for Sustainability Program Policy and Global Affairs Division.

Series:

National Research Council of the National Academies Sustainability concepts in decision-making

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sustainability--United States--Decision making.

Sustainability.

Environmental protection--United States--Decision making.

Environmental protection.

United States. Environmental Protection Agency.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (156 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, District of Columbia : National Academies Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"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."--Publisher's description.

Contents:

""Front matter""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""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 Private Public 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""

Notes:

"Committee on Scientific Tools and Approaches for Sustainability : Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology Division on Earth and Life Studies : Science and Technology for Sustainability Program Policy and Global Affairs Division"--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF cover (ebrary, viewed October 18, 2014).

ISBN:

0-309-31235-3

0-309-31233-7

OCLC:

923291575