Sustainability Concepts in Decision-Making: Tools and Approaches for the US Environmental Protection Agency
The National Research Council (NRC) has released Sustainability Concepts in Decision-Making: Tools and Approaches for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which examines scientific tools and approaches for incorporating sustainability concepts into assessments used to support EPA decision making. Using specific case studies, this report considers the application of analytic and scientific tools, methods, and approaches presented in the report
Sustainability and the U.S. EPA.
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