Measures of environmental performance and ecosystem condition / Peter C. Schulze, editor ; National Academy of Engineering.

Other author Schulze, Peter C.
Other author National Academy of Engineering.
Format Book
Publication InfoWashington, D.C. : National Academy Press, ©1999.
Descriptionvi, 303 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents Overview: measures of environmental performance and ecosystem condition / Peter C. Schulze and Robert A. Frosch -- 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. Gruedel -- Measuring pollution-prevention performance / Thomas W. Zosel -- Accounting for natural resources in income and productivity measurements / Robert C. Repento, Paul Faeth, and John Westra -- Environmental performance standards for farming and ranching / Craig Cox and Susan E. Offat -- 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. Wermick and Jessie H. Ausubel -- Environmental measures: developing an environmental decision-support structure / Rebecca Todd -- 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 noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 98043781
ISBN0309054419

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks GE140 .M43 1999 ✔ Available Place Hold