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OverviewIn its current strategic plan, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) describes a cross-agency strategy to advance sustainable environmental outcomes and optimize economic and social outcomes through Agency decisions and actions. Sustainability has evolved from an aspiration to a growing body of practices. The evolution includes a transition from the development of broad goals toward the implementation of specific policies and programs for achieving them and the use of indicators and metrics for measuring progress. Without losing focus on implementing its existing regulatory mandates, EPA's incorporation of sustainability considerations into its decision-making about potential environmental, social, and economic outcomes involves shifting from a focus on specific pollutants in an environmental medium (air, water, or land) to a broader assessment of interactions among human, natural, and manufactured systems. EPA has indicated that it will need to consider the use of a variety of analytic tools and approaches to assess the potential sustainability-related effects of its decisions and actions in response to complex environmental challenges. 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 Full Product DetailsAuthor: National Research Council , Policy and Global Affairs , Science and Technology for Sustainability Program , Division on Earth and Life StudiesPublisher: National Academies Press Imprint: National Academies Press Dimensions: Width: 21.60cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 27.90cm Weight: 0.431kg ISBN: 9780309312325ISBN 10: 0309312329 Pages: 155 Publication Date: 10 October 2014 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of Contents1 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 CriteriaReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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