Indicators of Environmental Quality and Quality of Life
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Publisher : Chambers
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 21,41 MB
Release : 1978
Category : Philosophy
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Author :
Publisher : Chambers
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 21,41 MB
Release : 1978
Category : Philosophy
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Author : Unesco
Publisher :
Page : 75 pages
File Size : 43,82 MB
Release : 1978
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Author : William A. Thomas
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 31,60 MB
Release : 2013-03-09
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 1468416987
Researchers and agencies collect reams of objective data and authors publish volumes of subjective prose in attempts to explain what is meant by environmental quality. Still, we have no universally recognized methods for combining our quantitative measures with our qualitative concepts of environ ment. Not all of our environmental goals should be reduced to mere numbers, but many of them can be; and without these quantitative terms, we have no way of defining our present position nor of selecting positions we wish to attain on any logically established scale of environmen tal values. Stated simply, in our zeal to measure our environment we often forget that masses of numbers describing a system are insufficient to understand it or to be used in selecting goals and priorities for expending our economic and human resources. Attempts at quantitatively describing environmental quality, rather than merely measuring different environmental variables, are relatively recent. This condensing of data into the optimum number of terms with maximum information content is a truly interdisciplinary challenge. When Oak Ridge National Laboratory initiated its Environmental Program in early 1970 under a grant from the National Science Foundation, the usefulness of environmental indicators in assessing the effects of technology was included as one of the initial areas for investigation. James L. Liverman, through his encouragement and firm belief that these indicators are indispensable if we are to resolve our complex environmental problems, deserves much of the credit for the publication of this book.
Author : United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Environmental Studies Division
Publisher :
Page : 106 pages
File Size : 10,89 MB
Release : 1972
Category : Economic indicators
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Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 542 pages
File Size : 12,63 MB
Release : 1996-11-21
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 0309175216
Where should the United States focus its long-term efforts to improve the nation's environment? What are the nation's most important environmental issues? What role should science and technology play in addressing these issues? Linking Science and Technology to Society's Environmental Goals provides the current thinking and answers to these questions. Based on input from a range of experts and interested individuals, including representatives of industry, government, academia, environmental organizations, and Native American communities, this book urges policymakers to: Use social science and risk assessment to guide decision-making. Monitor environmental changes in a more thorough, consistent, and coordinated manner. Reduce the adverse impact of chemicals on the environment. Move away from the use of fossil fuels. Adopt an environmental approach to engineering that reduces the use of natural resources. Substantially increase our understanding of the relationship between population and consumption. This book will be of special interest to policymakers in government and industry; environmental scientists, engineers, and advocates; and faculty, students, and researchers.
Author : William A. Thomas
Publisher :
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 34,10 MB
Release : 2014-01-15
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ISBN : 9781468416992
Author : United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Environmental Studies Division
Publisher :
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 16,83 MB
Release : 1973
Category : Environmental policy
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Author : William Thomas
Publisher :
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 21,30 MB
Release : 2014-01-15
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ISBN : 9781468428575
Author : Ben-Chieh Liu
Publisher :
Page : 648 pages
File Size : 46,76 MB
Release : 1975
Category : Economic indicators
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Author : Hazel Henderson
Publisher : HP Books
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 12,45 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Philosophy
ISBN :
Contains 15 essays which relate social, economic and environmental issues to 12 distinct domains of quality of life.