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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 world's population lives in urban areas, with the U.S. percentage at 80 percent. Cities have captured more than 80 percent of the globe's economic activity
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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 sust
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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 Council's Science and Technology for Sustainability Program in May 2013 to examine issues relating to
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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 sect
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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 Sustainability Considerations into Public and Private Sector Procurement Tools and Capabilities, Lynette I. Millett, Dominic A. Brose
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 making
Pathways to Urban Sustainability : A Focus on the Houston Metropolitan Region: Summary of a Workshop
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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 region's 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 (
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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 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 Insecurity and Assessing
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National Research Council, Policy and Global Affairs, Science and Technology for Sustainability Program, Committee on the Challenge of Developing Sustainable Urban Systems
More than half of the world's people now live in cities. In the United States, the figure is 80 percent. It is worthwhile to consider how this trend of increased urbanization, if inevitable, could be made more sustainable. One fundamental shortcoming
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National Research Council, Policy and Global Affairs, Science and Technology for Sustainability Program, Derek Vollmer
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 technolog
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National Research Council, Policy and Global Affairs, Science and Technology for Sustainability Program, Kathleen McAllister, Patricia Koshel
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'First Federal Sustainability Re