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      Enhancing the Effectiveness of Sustainability Partnerships: Summary of a Workshop

      Science and Technology for Sustainability Program,National Research Council

      Sustainable development—meeting human needs while nurturing and restoring the planet’s life support systems—requires a continuous process of scientific innovation, new knowledge and learning, and collaborative approaches to implementing technologies and…

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      Agricultural Water Management: Proceedings of a Workshop in Tunisia

      National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      This report contains a collection of papers from a workshop—Strengthening Science-Based Decision-Making for Sustainable Management of Scarce Water Resources for Agricultural Production, held in Tunisia. Participants, including scientists, decision makers…

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      Certifiably Sustainable?: The Role of Third-Party Certification Systems: Report of a Workshop

      Committee on Certification of Sustainable Products and Services,National Research Council

      At head of title on cover: Sustainability science and technology.

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      Sustainability for the Nation: Resource Connections and Governance Linkages

      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…

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      Transitioning to Sustainability Through Research and Development on Ecosystem Services and Biofuels: Workshop Summary

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      The National Research Council’s Roundtable on Science and Technology for Sustainability hosted Transitioning to Sustainability through Research and Development on Ecosystem Services and Biofuels: The National Academies’ 1st Federal Sustainability…

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      Expanding Biofuel Production: Sustainability and the Transition to Advanced Biofuels: Summary of a Workshop

      National Research Council

      While energy prices, energy security, and climate change are front and center in the national media, these issues are often framed to the exclusion of the broader issue of sustainability–ensuring…

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      Pathways to Urban Sustainability: Research and Development on Urban Systems

      Committee on the Challenge of Developing Sustainable Urban Systems,National Research Council

      Sustainability science and technology –Cover.

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      A Sustainability Challenge: Food Security for All: Report of Two Workshops

      Committee on Food Security for All as a Sustainability Challenge,National Research Council

      The National Research Council’s 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…

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      Pathways to Urban Sustainability: Lessons from the Atlanta Metropolitan Region: Summary of a Workshop

      Committee on Regional Approaches to Urban Sustainability,National Research Council

      Sustainability science and technology –Cover.

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      Sustainability and the U.S. EPA

      Committee on Incorporating Sustainability in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,National Research Council

      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…

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      Implementing the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants: Summary of a Workshop in China

      National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      This report summarizes a workshop — Strengthening Science-Based Decision-Making: Implementing the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants held June 7-10, 2004, in Beijing, China. The presentations and discussions summarized here…

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      Sustainable Management of Groundwater in Mexico: Proceedings of a Workshop

      National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      This report contains a collection of papers presented at a workshop in Merida, Mexico — Strengthening Science-Based Decision Making: Sustainable Management of Groundwater in Mexico. The cross-cutting themes of the…

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      Pathways to Urban Sustainability: Perspective from Portland and the Pacific Northwest: Summary of a Workshop

      National Research Council,Policy and Global Affairs,Science and Technology for Sustainability Program,Committee on Regional Approaches to Urban Sustainability: A Focus on Portland

      Science and Technology for Sustainability –Front cover.

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      Pathways to Urban Sustainability: A Focus on the Houston Metropolitan Region: Summary of a Workshop

      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

      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 developed. Participants…

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      Critical Role of Animal Science Research in Food Security and Sustainability

      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

      By 2050 the world’s 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…

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      Sustainability Concepts in Decision-Making: Tools and Approaches for the US Environmental Protection Agency

      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

      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 and social outcomes through Agency decisions and…

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      Toward Sustainability: A Plan for Collaborative Research on Agriculture and Natural Resource Management

      Panel for Collaborative Research Support for AID's Sustainable Agriculture and Natural Resource Management Program,National Research Council

      Recommends a design for a Collaborative Research Support Program (CRSP) for the US Agency for International Development (AID). This book defines a process by which knowledge from relevant AID-supported programs…

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      Sustainability Considerations for Procurement Tools and Capabilities: Summary of a Workshop

      National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Computer Science and Telecommunications Board,Policy and Global Affairs,Science and Technology for Sustainability Program

      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…

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      Knowledge-Action Systems for Seasonal to Interannual Climate Forecasting: Summary of a Workshop

      National Research Council,Policy and Global Affairs,Roundtable on Science and Technology for Sustainability,James Buizer,David W. Cash

      Covers the workshop ‘Knowledge-Action Systems for Seasonal to Interannual Climate Forecasting’ held in 2004 to discover and distill general lessons about the design of effective systems for linking knowledge with…

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      Linking Knowledge with Action for Sustainable Development: The Role of Program Management, Summary of a Workshop

      Roundtable on Science and Technology for Sustainability,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences,Policy and Global Affairs

      Summarizes a workshop organized by the National Academies Roundtable on Science and Technology for Sustainability. This report offers discussions at the workshop, including common themes about the process of linking…

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      Review of the National Defense Intelligence College’s Master’s Degree in Science and Technology Intelligence

      Committee for the Review of the Master's Degree Program for Science and Technology Intelligence Professionals,National Research Council

      The National Research Council (NRC) was asked by the National Defense Intelligence College (NDIC) to convene a committee to review the curriculum and syllabi for their proposed master of science…

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      2003 Assessment of the Office of Naval Research’s Marine Corps Science and Technology Program

      National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Naval Studies Board,Committee for the Review of ONR's Marine Corps Science and Technology Program,National Academy of Sciences

      The Office of Naval Research funds research across a range of scientific and engineering disciplines in support of the Navy and Marine Corps. This report presents the results of the…

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      Sustainability in the Chemical Industry: Grand Challenges and Research Needs, A Workshop Report

      Committee on Grand Challenges for Sustainability in the Chemical Industry,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Based on a workshop held in February 2005 that brought together a broad cross section of disciplines and organizations in the chemical industry, this report identifies a set of overarching…

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      Estimating Water Use in the United States: A New Paradigm for the National Water-Use Information Program

      National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Water Science and Technology Board,Committee on USGS Water Resources Research,National Academy of Sciences

      Across the United States, the practices for collecting water use data vary significantly from state to state and vary also from one water use category to another, in response to…

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      Assessment of Explosive Destruction Technologies for Specific Munitions at the Blue Grass and Pueblo Chemical Agent Destruction Pilot Plants

      Committee to Review Assembled Chemical Weapons Alternatives Program Detonation Technologies,National Research Council

      The Army’s ability to meet public and congressional demands to destroy expeditiously all of the U.S. declared chemical weapons would be enhanced by the selection and acquisition of appropriate explosive…

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      A Modified Baseline Incineration Process for Mustard Projectiles at Pueblo Chemical Depot

      National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Board on Army Science and Technology,Committee on Review and Evaluation of the Army Chemical Stockpile Disposal Program

      The United States has maintained a stockpile of chemical warfare agents and munitions since World War I. The Army leadership has sought outside, unbiased advice on how best to dispose…

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      Attracting PhDs to K-12 Education: A Demonstration Program for Science, Mathematics, and Technology

      National Research Council,Policy and Global Affairs,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Center for Education,Committee on Attracting Science and Mathematics PhDs to K-12 Education: From Analysis to Implementation

      Presents a proposal for a national demonstration program to determine how one might prepare PhDs to be productive members of the K-12 education community. The program is designed to help…

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      Preparing for the Third Decade of the National Water-Quality Assessment Program

      National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Water Science and Technology Board,Committee on Preparing for the Third Decade (Cycle 3) of the National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program

      The first two decades of the U.S. Geological Survey’s National Water Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program have provided a successful and useful assessment of U.S. water-quality conditions, how they have changed…

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      The Science of Instream Flows: A Review of the Texas Instream Flow Program

      Committee on Review of Methods for Establishing Instream Flows for Texas Rivers,Water Science and Technology Board,Division on Earth and Life Studies,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Across the United States, municipalities, counties, and states grapple with issues of ensuring adequate amounts of water in times of high demand and low supply. This title reviews the instream…

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      Evaluation of Alternative Technologies for Disposal of Liquid Wastes from the Explosive Destruction System

      Committee on Review and Evaluation of the Army Non-Stockpile Chemical Material Disposal Program,Board on Army Science and Technology,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Chemical warfare materiel (CWM) encompasses diverse items that were used during 60 years of efforts by the United States to develop a capability for conducting chemical warfare. Non-Stockpile CWM (NSCWM)…

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      Integrated Design of Alternative Technologies for Bulk-Only Chemical Agent Disposal Facilities

      National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,Board on Army Science and Technology,Committee on Review and Evaluation of the Army Chemical Stockpile Disposal Program

      The US Army is pilot testing chemical hydrolysis as a method for destroying the chemical agents stockpiled at Aberdeen, Maryland, and Newport, Indiana. This title focuses on the overarching issues…

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      An Assessment of the Small Business Innovation Research Program at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration

      Committee for Capitalizing on Science, Technology, and Innovation,National Research Council

      The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program is one of the largest examples of U.S. public-private partnerships. Founded in 1982, SBIR was designed to encourage small business to develop new…

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      Assessment of the Army Plan for the Pine Bluff Non-Stockpile Facility

      Committee on Review and Assessment of the Army Non-Stockpile Chemical Material Demilitarization Program: Pine Bluff,Board on Army Science and Technology,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Provides the results of the Pine Bluff assessment. This report includes a description of the Pine Bluff facility; a discussion of worker and public safety; management issues; regulatory, permitting, and…

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      Successful K-12 STEM Education: Identifying Effective Approaches in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics

      Committee on Highly Successful Schools or Programs in K-12 STEM Education,National Research Council

      Examines the landscape of K-12 science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education by considering different school models, highlighting research on effective STEM education practices, and identifying some conditions that promote…

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      An Assessment of the Small Business Innovation Research Program at the Department of Defense

      Committee for Capitalizing on Science, Technology, and Innovation,National Research Council

      The SBIR program allocates 2.5 percent of 11 federal agencies’ extramural R&D budgets to fund R&D projects by small businesses, providing approximately $2 billion annually in competitive awards. At the…

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      2001 Assessment of the Office of Naval Research’s Aircraft Technology Program

      National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Naval Studies Board,Committee for the Review of ONR's Aircraft Technology Program,National Academy of Sciences

      The Office of Naval Research (ONR) contracted with the Naval Studies Board (NSB) of the National Research Council (NRC) to establish a committee to review ONR’s Aircraft Technology Program (ATP)…

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      Catalysis for Energy: Fundamental Science and Long-Term Impacts of the U.S. Department of Energy Basic Energy Sciences Catalysis Science Program

      Committee on the Review of the Basic Energy Sciences,Catalysis Science Program,National Research Council

      This book presents an in-depth analysis of the investment in catalysis basic research by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Basic Energy Sciences (BES) Catalysis Science Program. Catalysis…

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      Toward Sustainability: Soil and Water Research Priorities for Developing Countries

      Committee On International Soil and Water Research and Development,Water Science and Technology Board,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,Board on Science & Technology for International Development,Office of International Affairs

      Explores research priorities to support sustainable agriculture. This book identifies six areas that could offer great rewards: addressing institutional constraints on resource conservation, enhancing soil biological processes, managing soil properties…

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      Assessment of the SBIR Program at the National Science Foundation

      Committee on Capitalizing on Science, Technology, and Innovation: An Assessment of the Small Business Innovation Research Program,National Research Council

      The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program is an example of US public-private partnerships. This book reports on the SBIR program at the National Science Foundation. It suggests ways in…

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      Venture Funding and the NIH SBIR Program

      Committee for Capitalizing on Science, Technology, and Innovation: An Assessment of the Small Business Innovation Research Program,National Research Council

      The Small Business Administration issued a policy directive in 2002, the effect of which has been to exclude innovative small firms in which venture capital firms have a controlling interest…

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      An Assessment of the Small Business Innovation Research Program at the National Institutes of Health

      Committee for Capitalizing on Science, Technology, and Innovation: An Assessment of the Small Business Innovation Research Program,National Research Council

      The SBIR program allocates 2.5 percent of 11 federal agencies’ extramural R&D budgets to fund R&D projects by small businesses, providing approximately $2 billion annually in competitive awards. At the…

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      Assessment of the SBIR Program

      Committee on Capitalizing on Science, Technology, and Innovation: An Assessment of the Small Business Innovation Research Program,National Research Council

      The SBIR program allocates 2.5 percent of 11 federal agencies’ extramural R&D budgets to fund R&D projects by small businesses, providing approximately $2 billion annually in competitive awards. At the…

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      Review of NASA’s Aerospace Technology Enterprise: An Assessment of NASA’s Aeronautics Technology Programs

      Committee for the Review of NASA's Revolutionize Aviation Program,Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      The National Research Council (NRC) of the National Academies was asked by NASA and the Office of Management and Budget to perform an assessment of NASA’s Aerospace Technology Enterprise. This…

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      Achieving Nutrient and Sediment Reduction Goals in the Chesapeake Bay: An Evaluation of Program Strategies and Implementation

      Committee on the Evaluation of Chesapeake Bay Program Implementation for Nutrient Reduction to Improve Water Quality,National Research Council

      The Chesapeake Bay is North America’s largest and most biologically diverse estuary, as well as an important commercial and recreational resource. However, excessive amounts of nitrogen, phosphorus, and sediment from…

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      2002 Assessment of the Office of Naval Research’s Air and Surface Weapons Technology Program

      National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Naval Studies Board,Committee for the Review of ONR's Air and Surface Weapons Technology Program,National Academy of Sciences

      Represents the consensus views of the committee and is based on the information presented prior to and at the review, as well as on the committee members’ accumulated experience and…

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      An Assessment of Small Business Innovation Research Program at the Department of Energy

      Committee for Capitalizing on Science, Technology, and Innovation: An Assessment of the Small Business Innovation Research Program,National Research Council

      The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program is designed to encourage small business to develop new processes and products and to provide quality research in support of the many missions…

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      Intentional Human Dosing Studies for EPA Regulatory Purposes: Scientific and Ethical Issues

      Committee on the Use of Third Party Toxicity Research with Human Research Participants Science, Technology, and Law Program,Policy and Global Affairs,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      The EPA commissioned the National Academies to provide advice on whether and, under what circumstances EPA should accept and consider intentional human dosing studies to gather evidence relating to the…

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      The Personal Protective Technology Program at NIOSH

      Reviews of Research Programs of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health,Committee to Review the NIOSH Personal Protective Technology Program,Institute of Medicine,National Research Council

      Examines the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health personal protective technology program. This book focuses on the relevance and impact of this program in reducing hazardous exposures and in…

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