Building a Foundation for Sound Environmental Decisions.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Staff, National Research Council
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington : National Academies Press, 1997.
Temas:
United States. > Environmental Protection Agency > Research.
United States. > Environmental Protection Agency
Environmental sciences > Research > United States.
Strategic planning > United States.
Sciences de l'environnement > Recherche > États-Unis.
Planification stratégique > États-Unis.
Environmental sciences > Research
Research
Strategic planning
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • BUILDING A FOUNDATION FOR SOUND ENVIRONMENTAL DECISIONS
  • Copyright
  • Preface
  • Contents
  • BUILDING A FOUNDATION FOR SOUND ENVIRONMENTAL DECISIONS
  • Executive Summary
  • 1 Environmental Challenges
  • SOLVING PROBLEMS
  • RECOGNIZING LIMITATIONS
  • COMPLEXITY, UNPREDICTABILITY, AND SURPRISE
  • EPA'S RESEARCH CHALLENGE
  • HISTORY AND PURPOSE OF THIS STUDY
  • SCOPE OF THIS REPORT
  • 2 Improving Our Understanding of Environmental Issues
  • IDENTIFYING CURRENT AND EMERGING PROBLEMS
  • A FRAMEWORK FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
  • CORE RESEARCH
  • Understanding Underlying ProcessesDevelopment of Innovative Tools
  • Acquisition and Dissemination of Data
  • IMPLEMENTING A CORE RESEARCH PROGRAM
  • 3 Achieving a Focused Research Agenda
  • ANTICIPATING EMERGING ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS
  • IDENTIFYING ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS IN NEED OF FOCUSED ATTENTION
  • CRITERIA FOR PRIORITIZING AMONG IDENTIFIED ISSUES
  • DEVELOPING AND MAINTAINING RISK ASSESSMENT CAPABILITIES AT EPA
  • RETAINING FLEXIBILITY
  • 4 EPA's Position in the Broader Environmental Research Enterprise
  • EPA'S ROLE IN RESEARCH
  • PARTNERSHIPS WITH OTHER GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS AND THE PRIVATE SECTORSTRENGTHENING SCIENTIFIC CAPACITY AT EPA
  • IMPROVING COOPERATIVE DATA COLLECTION AND EVALUATION
  • 5 Summary, Conclusions, and Recommendations
  • SUMMARY
  • CONCLUSIONS
  • RECOMMENDATIONS
  • Approach to Research
  • Core Research Themes
  • Problem-Driven Research Themes
  • References
  • APPENDIXES
  • APPENDIX 1 Interim Report of the Committee on Research Opportunities and Priorities for EPA
  • INTRODUCTION
  • ROLE OF THE NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL
  • SCOPE OF INTERIM REPORT
  • FUTURE GOALS FOR THIS STUDYASSESSMENT OF ORD'S ''NEW BEGINNING AND STRATEGIC PLAN
  • Balance Between Long-term and Short-term Research
  • Working With Others
  • The Risk Paradigm
  • Risk Assessment Methodology
  • Near-Term Research Priorities
  • Emerging Issues
  • Remaining Questions
  • CONCLUSION
  • REFERENCES
  • APPENDIX 2 Reports Analyzed to Identify Priority Environmental Issues
  • APPENDIX 3 Biographical Sketches of Committee Members
  • Staff

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