| Description |
vi, 303 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Overview: Measures of Environmental Performance and Ecosystem Condition / Peter C. Schulze and Robert A. Frosch -- Life-Cycle Analysis. Net Energy Expenditure: A Method for Assessing the Environmental Impact of Technologies / Martin B. Hocking. Life-Cycle Analysis: The Role of Evaluation and Strategy / Frank R. Field III and John R. Ehrenfeld. Defining the Environmentally Responsible Facility / Braden R. Allenby and Thomas E. Graedel -- Accounting Methods. Measuring Pollution-Prevention Performance / Thomas W. Zosel. Accounting for Natural Resources in Income and Productivity Measurements / Robert C. Repetto, Paul Faeth and John Westra. Environmental Performance Standards for Farming and Ranching / Craig Cox and Susan E. Offutt. Use of Materials Balances to Estimate Aggregate Waste Generation in the United States / Robert U. Ayres and Leslie W. Ayres. National Material Metrics for Industrial Ecology / Iddo K. Wernick and Jesse H. Ausubel -- Information for Managers |
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Environmental Measures: Developing an Environmental Decision-Support Structure / Rebecca Todd -- Bioassays. A Critique of Effluent Bioassays / Clyde E. Goulden. Insights from Ambient Toxicity Testing / Arthur J. Stewart. Measuring Environmental Performance through Comprehensive River Studies / Richard Strang and Louis Sage. Biological Criteria for Water Resource Management / Chris O. Yoder and Edward T. Rankin. TVA's Approach to Ecological Health Assessment in Streams and Reservoirs / Neil E. Carriker |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Also available online via the World Wide Web by subscription to netLibrary, Inc. (CEIRC Shared Collection) |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Environmental indicators.
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Environmental management -- Evaluation.
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Environmental monitoring -- Methodology.
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Nature -- Effect of human beings on -- Evaluation.
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| Author |
Schulze, Peter C.
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National Academy of Engineering.
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| LC no. |
98043781 |
| ISBN |
0309054419 |
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