Sustainability concepts in decision-making : tools and approaches for the US Environmental Protection Agency / 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.
Publisher:
National Academies Press,
Copyright Date:
2014
Description:
xvii, 137 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm
Introduction -- Sustainability: from ideas to actions -- Tools and methods to support decision-making -- Case studies of applications of sustainability tools and approaches -- Private-sector and private-public partnership sustainability initiatives: applicability to environmental protection agency decision-making -- Identifying and addressing new issues -- 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 evaluation criteria -- Appendix E: Application of general evaluation criteria.
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.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.