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020			_a9781420059489 (hbk.) _cRs3995.00
020			_a1420059483
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040			_aBLR _cDLC _dIIHS _beng _erda
082	0	0	_a338.927 HAR _223 _b009034
100	1		_aHardisty, Paul E.
245	1	0	_aEnvironmental and economic sustainability / _cPaul E. Hardisty.
264			_aBoca Raton : _bCRC Press/Taylor & Francis, _cc2010.
300			_axxi, 315 pages : _billustrations ; _c24 cm.
336			_2rdacontent _atext
337			_2rdamedia _aunmediated
338			_2rdacarrier _avolume
490	1		_aEnvironmental and ecological risk assessment
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505			_a1. Introduction 2. Sustainability in the twenty-first century 3. Quantifying sustainability for improved decision making 4. Water 5. Greenhouse gases and climate change 6. Energy 7. Contaminated sites and waste 8. Best practice for the twenty-first century Index.
520			_aNever before has the quest to balance the needs of people, the environment, and the economy been so important. While sustainability has been widely taken up by governments and business, the world has continued to move in increasingly unsustainable directions, from continued dependence on fossil energy to rising greenhouse gas emissions, and erosion of biodiversity. We know what the right thing to do is, but somehow we cannot make the changes that are needed, and so we continue with business as usual, producing business-as-usual results. Based on more than fifteen years of research and practice, Environmental and Economic Sustainability introduces EESA (the environmental and economic sustainability assessment), a new way to make decisions that meets the challenges of the 21st century. Incorporating elements of life-cycle analysis, risk assessment, cost-benefit analysis, and comprehensive sensitivity analysis, EESA provides a fully quantitative, objective, and rational way to include all of die social, environmental, and economic issues relevant to a decision into one comprehensive analysis. The author demonstrates how to apply EESA using examples across a number of major industries including petroleum, mining, and public utilities, and covering key issues such as water, greenhouse gases, waste and contaminated sites, and renewable energy. Ultimately, the solutions to problems of the 21st century will come from understanding the tremendous value that the environment provides and reflecting that value within decision making at every level so that society as a whole thrives. This book demonstrates that while business-as-usual approaches can be sub-optimal, spending on sustainable outcomes must be balanced with anticipated benefits. It demonstrates how to communicate with stakeholders in a transparent process that provides a robust view of how various options compare over a wide range of possible future conditions, using a language that everyone understands: money. --Book Jacket.
650		0	_aSustainable development.
650		0	_aEnvironmental protection.
830		0	_aEnvironmental and ecological risk assessment series.
856	4	2	_3Table of contents _uhttp://www.openisbn.com/isbn/1420059483/
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