National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Policy and Global Affairs, Science and Technology for Sustainability Program, Committee on Operationalizing Sustainable Development
The COVID-19 pandemic and overlapping global crises, including geopolitical conflict and climate change, have made achievement of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) more challenging. The scientific community incre-singly recogni...Lasīt vairāk
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Policy and Global Affairs, Board on Higher Education and Workforce, Science and Technology for Sustainability Program, Committee on Strengthening Sustainability Progra
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 undergraduate and graduate degree programs, research institutes, and ce...Lasīt vairāk
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Policy and Global Affairs, Science and Technology for Sustainability Program, Committee on Advancing Urban Sustainability in China and the United States: A Workshop
In November 2018, National Academy of Sciences (NAS) President Marcia McNutt visited China for the first time in her official role. As part of this visit, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicines Science and Technology for Sus...Lasīt vairāk
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Policy and Global Affairs, Science and Technology for Sustainability Program, Committee on Reducing Food Loss and Waste: A Workshop on Impacts, Paula Tarnapol Whitacre, Emi Kameyama-;
Even as malnutrition in the form of hunger and obesity affect the health and well-being of millions of people worldwide, a significant amount of food is lost or wasted every day, in every country, and at every stage in the supply chain from the farm...Lasīt vairāk
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Health and Medicine Division, Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice, Policy and Global Affairs, Science and Technology for Sustainability Program, C
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, concomitant with fluctuations in the economy and changes in the demographics o...Lasīt vairāk
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Policy and Global Affairs, Science and Technology for Sustainability Program, Committee on Pathways to Urban Sustainability: Challenges and Opportunities
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. Cities have captured more than 80 percent of the globes economic activit...Lasīt vairāk
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, Policy and Global Affairs, Science and Technology for Sustainability Program, Committ
In 1999 the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine released a landmark report, Our Common Journey: A Transition toward Sustainability, which attempted to reinvigorate the essential strategic connections between scientific researc...Lasīt vairāk
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Policy and Global Affairs, Science and Technology for Sustainability Program, Committee on the Practice of Sustainability Science, Dominic A. Brose
The responsible management of natural resources for present-day needs and future generations requires integrated approaches that are place-based, embrace systems thinking, and incorporate the social, economic, and environmental considerations of sus...Lasīt vairāk
National Research Council, Division on Earth and Life Sciences, Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources, Policy and Global Affairs, Science and Technology for Sustainability Program, Committee on Considerations for the F
By 2050 the worlds population is projected to grow by one-third, reaching between 9 and 10 billion. With globalization and expected growth in global affluence, a substantial increase in per capita meat, dairy, and fish consumption is also anticipat...Lasīt vairāk
National Research Council, Policy and Global Affairs, Science and Technology for Sustainability Program, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, Committee on Scientific Tools and A
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. Us...Lasīt vairāk
Nuclear and Radiation Studies Board, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Committee on Best Practices for Risk-Informed Remedy Selection, Closure and Post-Closure of Contaminated Sites, Science and Technology for Sustainability P
The Department of Energys Office of Environmental Managements (EM) mission is the safe cleanup of sites associated with the government-led development of nuclear weapons and nuclear energy. While many of these legacy sites have completed cleanup,...Lasīt vairāk
Committee on Best Practices for Risk-Informed Remedy Selection, Closure and Post-Closure of Contaminated Sites, Nuclear and Radiation Studies Board, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Science and Technology for Sustainability
(Izdošanas datums: 21-Jul-2014, Hardback, Izdevniecība: National Academies Press, ISBN-13: 9780309387187)
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The Department of Energys Office of Environmental Managements (EM) mission is the safe cleanup of sites associated with the government-led development of nuclear weapons and nuclear energy. While many of these legacy sites have completed clea...Lasīt vairāk
National Research Council, Policy and Global Affairs, Science and Technology for Sustainability Program, Committee on Regional Approaches to Urban Sustainability: A Focus on Portland, Dominic A. Brose
Pathways to Urban Sustainability: Perspective from Portland and the Pacific Northwest is the summary of a workshop convened by the National Research Councils Science and Technology for Sustainability Program in May 2013 to examine issues relating t...Lasīt vairāk
National Research Council, Policy and Global Affairs, Science and Technology for Sustainability Program, Committee on Sustainability Linkages in the Federal Government
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...Lasīt vairāk
National Research Council, Policy and Global Affairs, Science and Technology for Sustainability Program, Committee on Pathways to Urban Sustainability: A Focus on the Houston Metropolitan Region, Dominic A. Brose
The workshop was convened to explore the regions approach to urban sustainability, with an emphasis on building the evidence base upon which new policies and programs might be developed. Participants examined how the interaction of various systems...Lasīt vairāk
National Research Council, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Computer Science and Telecommunications Board, Policy and Global Affairs, Science and Technology for Sustainability Program, Committee on Fostering S
Federal laws, regulations, and executive orders have imposed requirements for federal agencies to move toward the sustainable acquisition of goods and services, including the incorporation of sustainable purchasing into federal agency decision makin...Lasīt vairāk
National Research Council, Policy and Global Affairs, Science and Technology for Sustainability Program, Committee on Food Security for All as a Sustainability Challenge
The National Research Councils Science and Technology for Sustainability Program hosted two workshops in 2011 addressing the sustainability challenges associated with food security for all. The first workshop, Measuring Food Insecurity and Assessin...Lasīt vairāk
Committee on Incorporating Sustainability in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Science and Technology for Sustainability Program, Policy and Global Affairs, National Research Council
The National Research Council convened a Committee on Incorporating Sustainability in the US Environmental Protection Agency, to provide an operational framework for this integration as one of the drivers within the EPAs regulatory responsibility, a...Lasīt vairāk
Committee on Incorporating Sustainability in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Science and Technology for Sustainability Program, Policy and Global Affairs, National Research Council
(Izdošanas datums: 08-Sep-2011, Hardback, Izdevniecība: National Academies Press, ISBN-13: 9780309386692)
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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,...Lasīt vairāk
National Research Council, Policy and Global Affairs, Science and Technology for Sustainability Program, Committee on Regional Approaches to Urban Sustainability, Derek Vollmer
The U.S. population is more than 80 percent urban. Recognizing that many metropolitan areas in the United States have been experimenting with various approaches to sustainability, and that despite the differences among regions, there are likely some...Lasīt vairāk
