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Comprehensive Environmental Assessment: A Meta-Assessment Approach

Authors :
Christina M. Powers
Maureen R. Gwinn
Amy Wang
Genya Dana
Christine Ogilvie Hendren
J. Michael Davis
Thomas C. Long
Patricia A. Gillespie
Source :
Environmental Science & Technology
Publication Year :
2012
Publisher :
American Chemical Society (ACS), 2012.

Abstract

With growing calls for changes in the field of risk assessment, improved systematic approaches for addressing environmental issues with greater transparency and stakeholder engagement are needed to ensure sustainable trade-offs. Here we describe the comprehensive environmental assessment (CEA) approach as a holistic way to manage complex information and to structure input from diverse stakeholder perspectives to support environmental decision-making for the near- and long-term. We further note how CEA builds upon and incorporates other available tools and approaches, describe its current application at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and point out how it could be extended in evaluating a major issue such as the sustainability of biofuels.

Details

ISSN :
15205851 and 0013936X
Volume :
46
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Environmental Science & Technology
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....7335ada084a2b2a17cff45d77a4ce552
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1021/es3023072