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Title: RESEARCH TO PROTECT, RESTORE, AND MANAGE THE ENVIRONMENT
By: Committee on Environmental Research, Commission on Life Sciences, Division on Earth and Life Studies
Format: Paperback

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ISBN 10: 0309049296
ISBN 13: 9780309049290
Publisher: NATIONAL ACADEMIES PRESS
Pub. date: 1 January, 1993
Pages: 256
Description: Assesses the strengths and weaknesses of environmental research programs, describes the desirable characteristics of an effective program, and recommends cultural and organizational changes to improve the performance of environmental research.
Synopsis: This book assesses the strengths and weaknesses of current environmental research programs, describes the desirable characteristics of an effective program, and recommends cultural and organizational changes to improve the performance of environmental research. Research areas in need of greater emphasis are identified, and overall directions for environmental research are recommended. The book also comments on the proposal to establish a National Institute for the Environment and on the elevation of the Environmental Protection Agency to cabinet status.
Publication: US
Imprint: National Academies Press
Returns: Returnable
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