Main Title |
Sustainability and the U.S. EPA / |
CORP Author |
National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Incorporating Sustainability in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. |
Publisher |
National Academies Press, |
Year Published |
2011 |
OCLC Number |
748330050 |
ISBN |
9780309212526; 0309212529 |
Subjects |
Environmental protection--United States ;
Environmental policy--United States ;
Sustainable development--United States ;
Environmental degradation--United States ;
Pollution--Government policy--United States ;
Evaluation ;
Umweltpolitik ;
USA ;
Adult services in public libraries--Evaluation ;
Pollution--United States--Governmental policy
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Additional Subjects |
United States--Environmental Protection Agency--Evaluation
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Internet Access |
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Holdings |
Library |
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Additional Info |
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Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
EHAM |
TD170.93.N38 2011 |
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Region 1 Library/Boston,MA |
03/12/2012 |
EIAM |
TD170.93.N38 2011 |
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Region 2 Library/New York,NY |
09/11/2012 |
EJAM |
TD170.93.N38 2011 |
2 copies |
Region 3 Library/Philadelphia, PA |
01/02/2018 |
EKBM |
TD170.93.N38 2011 |
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Research Triangle Park Library/RTP, NC |
09/08/2014 |
ELAM |
TD170.93.N38 2011 |
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Region 5 Library/Chicago,IL |
10/31/2011 |
ELBM |
TD170.93.N38 2011 |
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AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH |
11/05/2012 |
EMBM |
TD170.93.N38 2011 |
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NRMRL/GWERD Library/Ada,OK |
01/09/2012 |
EOAM |
TD170.93.N38 2011 |
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Region 8 Technical Library/Denver,CO |
06/12/2014 |
ERAM |
TD170.93 .N38 2011 |
2 copies |
Region 9 Library/San Francisco,CA |
02/02/2012 |
ESAM |
TD170.93.N38 2011 |
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Region 10 Library/Seattle,WA |
02/27/2017 |
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Collation |
xii, 150 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
Notes |
Includes bibliographical references. |
Contents Notes |
Introduction -- History of sustainability -- A sustainability framework for EPA -- Sustainability assessment and management: process, tools, and indicators -- How risk assessment and risk management relate to the sustainability framework -- Changing the culture in EPA -- Benefits of a sustainability approach at EPA. "Sustainability is based on a simple and long-recognized factual premise: Everything that humans require for their survival and well-being depends, directly or indirectly, on the natural environment. The environment provides the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the food we eat. Recognizing the importance of sustainability to its work, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has been working to create programs and applications in a variety of areas to better incorporate sustainability into decision making at the agency. To further strengthen the scientific basis for sustainability as it applies to human health and environmental protection, the EPA asked the National Research Council (NRC) to provide a framework for incorporating sustainability into the EPA's principles and decision-making. This framework, Sustainability and the U.S. EPA, provides recommendations for a sustainability approach that both incorporates and goes beyond an approach based on assessing and managing the risks posed by pollutants that has largely shaped environmental policy since the 1980s. Although risk-based methods have led to many successes and remain important tools, the report concludes that they are not adequate to address many of the complex problems that put current and future generations at risk, such as depletion of natural resources, climate change, and loss of biodiversity. Moreover, sophisticated tools are increasingly available to address cross-cutting, complex, and challenging issues that go beyond risk management. The report recommends that EPA formally adopt as its sustainability paradigm the widely used "three pillars" approach, which means considering the environmental, social, and economic impacts of an action or decision. Health should be expressly included in the "social" pillar. EPA should also articulate its vision for sustainability and develop a set of sustainability principles that would underlie all agency policies and programs."--Publisher's description. |
Place Published |
Washington, D.C. |
Access Notes |
Also available online. |
Alternate Title |
Sustainability and the United States Environmental Protection Agency |
PUB Date Free Form |
©2011 |
BIB Level |
m |
Medium |
unmediated |
Content |
text |
Carrier |
volume |
Cataloging Source |
OCLC/T |
LCCN |
2011275648 |
OCLC Time Stamp |
20170215062111 |
Language |
eng |
Origin |
OCLC |
Type |
CAT |
OCLC Rec Leader |
05285cam 2200721Ia 45010 |