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Sustainability for the Nation : Resource Connection and Governance Linkages.

"A 'sustainable society, ' according to one definition, 'is one that can persist over generations; one that is far-seeing enough, flexible enough, and wise enough not to undermine either its physical or its social system of support.' As the government sector works hard to en...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Council, National Research
Otros Autores: Affairs, Policy and Global, Program, Science and Technology for Sustainability
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington : National Academies Press, 2013.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • FrontMatter; Preface; Acknowledgments; Contents; Abbreviations and Acronyms; Summary; 1 The Challenge of Managing Connected Systems; 2 The Impediments to Successful Government Linkages; 3 Examples of Sustainability Connections and Linkages; 4 Development of a Decision Framework; 5 A Path Forward: Priority Areas for Interagency Collaboration; Appendix A: Committee on Sustainability Linkages in the Federal Government; Appendix B: Statement of Task; Appendix C: Committee Meeting Agendas Open Sessions.