Hakutulokset: Kirjoja kirjailijalta Science and Technology for Sustainability Program
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Implementing the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants
This report summarizes a workshop --- Strengthening Science-Based Decision-Making: Implementing the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants held June 7-10, 2004, in …
Permanent Supportive Housing
Chronic homelessness is a highly complex social problem of national importance. The problem has elicited a variety of societal and public policy responses over the years, …
Sustainable Management of Groundwater in Mexico
This report contains a collection of papers presented at a workshop in Merida, Mexico --- Strengthening Science-Based Decision Making: Sustainable Management of Groundwater in …
Pathways to Urban Sustainability
Cities have experienced an unprecedented rate of growth in the last decade. More than half the worlds population lives in urban areas, with the U.S. percentage at 80 percent. …
Sustainability for the Nation
A "e;sustainable society,"e; according to one definition, "e;is one that can persist over generations; one that is far-seeing enough, flexible enough, and wise enough …
Sustainability Challenge
The National Research Council's Science and Technology for Sustainability Program hosted two workshops in 2011 addressing the sustainability challenges associated with food …
Pathways to Urban Sustainability
Cities have experienced an unprecedented rate of growth in the last decade. More than half the worlds population lives in urban areas, with the U.S. percentage at 80 percent. …
Sustainability Concepts in Decision-Making
In its current strategic plan, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) describes a cross-agency strategy to advance sustainable environmental outcomes and optimize economic …
Pathways to Urban Sustainability
The workshop was convened to explore the region's approach to urban sustainability, with an emphasis on building the evidence base upon which new policies and programs might be …
Enhancing the Effectiveness of Sustainability Partnerships
Sustainable development--meeting human needs while nurturing and restoring the planet's life support systems--requires a continuous process of scientific innovation, new knowledge …
Strengthening Sustainability Programs and Curricula at the Undergraduate and Graduate Levels
Over the past decade there has been a growing interest in sustainability education in colleges and universities across the United States, with a marked increase in the number of …
Agricultural Water Management
This report contains a collection of papers from a workshop---Strengthening Science-Based Decision-Making for Sustainable Management of Scarce Water Resources for Agricultural …