Encyclopedia of Sustainability [3 volumes]

Encyclopedia of Sustainability [3 volumes]
Author: Robin Morris Collin
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 891
Release: 2009-12-09
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0313352623

This three-volume encyclopedia explores the concept of sustainability in the contexts of the environment, economics, and justice. This expansive encyclopedia breaks new ground, giving definition and focus to an urgent and much-talked-about topic that is extraordinarily wide ranging and all too often misunderstood. As the first major reference work in its field, the three comprehensive volumes span the entire scope of sustainability from ecological concepts to financial concerns to public policy and community action, giving readers a solid foundation from which to think critically about efforts to make a more sustainable world. The Encyclopedia of Sustainability comprises three volumes, each dedicated to one of three equally important contexts in which the term is used: environment and ecology, business and economics, and equity and fairness. Each volume provides authoritative but accessible coverage of basic concepts and terms, as well as policy initiatives, controversies, and future trends. Volumes also include biographical sketches of important contributors to sustainability efforts from the scientific, economic, public policy, and activist realms, plus extensive listings of print and online resources for further exploration.

Not in My Backyard

Not in My Backyard
Author: United States Commission on Civil Rights
Publisher:
Total Pages: 200
Release: 2003
Genre: Environmental justice
ISBN:

Towards an Environmental Justice Collaborative Model an Evaluation of the Use of Partnerships to Address Environmental Justice Issues in Communities Evaluation Report January 2003

Towards an Environmental Justice Collaborative Model an Evaluation of the Use of Partnerships to Address Environmental Justice Issues in Communities Evaluation Report January 2003
Author: United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages: 100
Release: 2018-07-08
Genre:
ISBN: 9781722307899

Towards an Environmental Justice Collaborative Model An Evaluation of the Use of Partnerships to Address Environmental Justice Issues in Communities Evaluation Report January 2003

Environmental Health

Environmental Health
Author: Howard Frumkin
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 1141
Release: 2010-01-22
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0470567783

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH The second edition of Environmental Health: From Global to Local, a comprehensive introductory text, offers an overview of the methodology and paradigms of this burgeoning field, ranging from ecology to epidemiology, from toxicology to environmental psychology, and from genetics to ethics. Expert contributors discuss the major issues in contemporary environmental health: air, water, food safety, occupational health, radiation, chemical and physical hazards, vector control, and injuries. Also emphasizing a wide variety of issues of global interest, the thoroughly revised second edition contains updated information on such timely topics as toxicology, exposure assessment, climate change, population pressure, developing nations and urbanization, energy production, building and community design, solid and hazardous waste, and disaster preparedness. In addition, each chapter of Environmental Health includes learning objectives, key points, and discussion questions. Praise for the first edition of Environmental Health "A classic textbook for the dynamic, evolving field of environmental health, thoughtful, well written, well balanced and referenced. An excellent overview of a multifaceted approach to environmental health." AOEC Newsletter (Association of Occupational and Environmental Clinics) "With its many examples, clear explanations, and emphasis on big picture themes and relevance, it is an astonishingly interesting read." Global Public Health "The book's chapters contain highly pertinent insights and information on environmental issues that go beyond the usual boundaries of classic environmental health." Environmental Health Perspectives Winner, AAP Award for Excellence in Professional and Scholarly Publishing

Communities in Action

Communities in Action
Author: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Publisher: National Academies Press
Total Pages: 583
Release: 2017-04-27
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0309452961

In the United States, some populations suffer from far greater disparities in health than others. Those disparities are caused not only by fundamental differences in health status across segments of the population, but also because of inequities in factors that impact health status, so-called determinants of health. Only part of an individual's health status depends on his or her behavior and choice; community-wide problems like poverty, unemployment, poor education, inadequate housing, poor public transportation, interpersonal violence, and decaying neighborhoods also contribute to health inequities, as well as the historic and ongoing interplay of structures, policies, and norms that shape lives. When these factors are not optimal in a community, it does not mean they are intractable: such inequities can be mitigated by social policies that can shape health in powerful ways. Communities in Action: Pathways to Health Equity seeks to delineate the causes of and the solutions to health inequities in the United States. This report focuses on what communities can do to promote health equity, what actions are needed by the many and varied stakeholders that are part of communities or support them, as well as the root causes and structural barriers that need to be overcome.

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 1352
Release: 2009
Genre: Economic assistance, Domestic
ISBN:

Identifies and describes specific government assistance opportunities such as loans, grants, counseling, and procurement contracts available under many agencies and programs.