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Expedited Planning and Environmental Review of Highway Projects

By: Institute for Natural Resources, Oregon State University,Venner Consulting,Parametrix, Inc.

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Expedited Planning and Environmental Review of Highway Projects

By: Institute for Natural Resources, Oregon State University,Venner Consulting,Parametrix, Inc.

This report from the second Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP 2), which is administered by the Transportation Research Board of the National Academies, identifies strategies that have been successfully used to expedite the planning and environmental review of transportation projects within the context of existing laws and regulations. It discusses 16 common constraints on project delivery and 24 strategies for addressing or avoiding them. While the strategies are associated with planning and environmental review, many are also applicable to design and construction.

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0309129397

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Exploring Health and Environmental Costs of Food

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By: National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Institute of Medicine,Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources,Food and Nutrition Board

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Exploring Health and Environmental Costs of Food

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By: National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Institute of Medicine,Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources,Food and Nutrition Board

The U.S. food system provides many benefits, not the least of which is a safe, nutritious and consistent food supply. However, the same system also creates significant environmental, public health, and other costs that generally are not recognized and not accounted for in the retail price of food. These include greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, soil erosion, air pollution, and their environmental consequences, the transfer of antibiotic resistance from food animals to human, and other human health outcomes, including foodborne illnesses and chronic disease. Some external costs which are also known as externalities are accounted for in ways that do not involve increasing the price of food. But many are not. They are borne involuntarily by society at large. A better understanding of external costs would help decision makers at all stages of the life cycle to expand the benefits of the U.S. food system even further. The Institute of Medicine (IOM) and the National Research Council (NRC) with support from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) convened a public workshop on April 23-23, 2012, to explore the external costs of food, methodologies for quantifying those costs, and the limitations of the methodologies. The workshop was intended to be an information-gathering activity only. Given the complexity of the issues and the broad areas of expertise involved, workshop presentations and discussions represent only a small portion of the current knowledge and are by no means comprehensive. The focus was on the environmental and health impacts of food, using externalities as a basis for discussion and animal products as a case study. The intention was not to quantify costs or benefits, but rather to lay the groundwork for doing so. A major goal of the workshop was to identify information sources and methodologies required to recognize and estimate the costs and benefits of environmental and public health consequences associated with the U.S. food system. It was anticipated that the workshop would provide the basis for a follow-up consensus study of the subject and that a central task of the consensus study will be to develop a framework for a full-scale accounting of the environmental and public health effects for all food products of the U.S. food system. Exploring Health and Environmental Costs of Food: Workshop Summary provides the basis for a follow-up planning discussion involving members of the IOM Food and Nutrition Board and the NRC Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources and others to develop the scope and areas of expertise needed for a larger-scale, consensus study of the subject.

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National Academies Press

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0309265800

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9780309265805

Water, a Looming Crisis

By: International Rice Research Institute

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Water, a Looming Crisis

By: International Rice Research Institute

Working together toward a common goal; Water: a looming crisis; Rice plant types; Research program highlights; A new rice variety to meet tomorro's food production challenge; Getting to the root of drought tolerance; Coping with floods; Resisting blast in the uplands; A new concept promises to increase yield and sustainability; New frontier projects; Partnerships: making the most of research resources; Internation program highlights; Conserving and promoting genetic diversity; Strenghning international partneships program; Networks; Training; Information and knowledge exchange; Ivory towers and farmer's fields; Finance and administration; Financial statements; IRRI trustees at april 1995; IRRi international staff 1994; Consultive Group on International Agricultural Research.

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Int. Rice Res. Inst.

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9712200795

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9789712200793

IRRI 1997-1998

Biodiversity : Maintaining the Balance

By: International Rice Research Institute

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IRRI 1997-1998

Biodiversity : Maintaining the Balance

By: International Rice Research Institute

Sharing the responsibility; Using biodiversity to manage pests; Sharing the seeds; Beyond rice: wide crosses broaden the gene pool; Teaching people to save seeds; Delivering diversity to the field; Partners in rainfed rice breeding; Cultural diversity through genetic diversity; The geometry of rice; Program highlights; Irrigated rice; Rainfed lowland rice; Upland rice; Flood-prone rice; Cross-ecosystems research; Conserving and promoting genetic diversity; Information and knowledge exchange; Training; Strengthening international partnerships; Finance and administration; IRRI board of trustees, 1998; Internationally and nationally recruited staff, 1997; Institutions collaborating with IRRI; Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research.

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9712201058

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Filling the World's Rice Bowl

By: Brian Lee

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Filling the World's Rice Bowl

By: Brian Lee

IRRI in brief; Preparing the world's rice bowl for the next century; IRRI revps its work plan; Research program highlights; International program highlights; Information and knowledge exchange; Finance and administration; What some newspapers have said about IRRI; 1993 financial statements; IRRI trustees at April 1994; Internationally and nationally recruited staff 1993; Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR).

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9712200612

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The Public Health Effects of Food Deserts

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By: National Research Council,Institute of Medicine,Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice,Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources,Food and Nutrition Board

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The Public Health Effects of Food Deserts

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By: National Research Council,Institute of Medicine,Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice,Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources,Food and Nutrition Board

In the United States, people living in low-income neighborhoods frequently do not have access to affordable healthy food venues, such as supermarkets. Instead, those living in "food deserts" must rely on convenience stores and small neighborhood stores that offer few, if any, healthy food choices, such as fruits and vegetables. The Institute of Medicine (IOM) and National Research Council (NRC) convened a two-day workshop on January 26-27, 2009, to provide input into a Congressionally-mandated food deserts study by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Service. The workshop, summarized in this volume, provided a forum in which to discuss the public health effects of food deserts.

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National Academies Press

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0309140684

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9780309140683

Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing Research at NIOSH

Reviews of Research Programs of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

By: Institute of Medicine,National Research Council,Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources,Committee to Review the NIOSH Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing Research Program

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Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing Research at NIOSH

Reviews of Research Programs of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

By: Institute of Medicine,National Research Council,Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources,Committee to Review the NIOSH Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing Research Program

The agriculture, forestry, and fishing sectors are the cornerstone of industries that produce food, fiber, and biofuel. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) conducts research in order to improve worker safety and health in these sectors. This National Research Council book reviews the NIOSH Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing Program to evaluate the 1) relevance of its work to improvements in occupational safety and health and 2) the impact of research in reducing workplace illnesses and injuries. The assessment reveals that the program has made meaningful contributions to improving worker safety and health in these fields. To enhance the relevance and impact of its work and fulfill its mission, the NIOSH Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing Program should provide national leadership, coordination of research, and activities to transfer findings, technologies, and information into practice. The program will also benefit from establishing strategic goals and implementing a comprehensive surveillance system in order to better identify and track worker populations at risk.

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National Academies Press

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0309177693

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9780309177696

Sustaining Global Surveillance and Response to Emerging Zoonotic Diseases

By: National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources,Institute of Medicine,Board on Global Health,Committee on Achieving Sustainable Global Capacity for Surveillance and Response to Emerging Diseases of Zoonotic Origin

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Sustaining Global Surveillance and Response to Emerging Zoonotic Diseases

H1N1 ("swine flu"), SARS, mad cow disease, and HIV/AIDS are a few examples of zoonotic diseases-diseases transmitted between humans and animals. Zoonotic diseases are a growing concern given multiple factors: their often novel and unpredictable nature, their ability to emerge anywhere and spread rapidly around the globe, and their major economic toll on several disparate industries. Infectious disease surveillance systems are used to detect this threat to human and animal health. By systematically collecting data on the occurrence of infectious diseases in humans and animals, investigators can track the spread of disease and provide an early warning to human and animal health officials, nationally and internationally, for follow-up and response. Unfortunately, and for many reasons, current disease surveillance has been ineffective or untimely in alerting officials to emerging zoonotic diseases. Sustaining Global Surveillance and Response to Emerging Zoonotic Diseases assesses some of the disease surveillance systems around the world, and recommends ways to improve early detection and response. The book presents solutions for improved coordination between human and animal health sectors, and among governments and international organizations. Parties seeking to improve the detection and response to zoonotic diseases-including U.S. government and international health policy makers, researchers, epidemiologists, human health clinicians, and veterinarians-can use this book to help curtail the threat zoonotic diseases pose to economies, societies, and health.

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National Academies Press

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0309137349

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9780309137348

Achieving Sustainable Global Capacity for Surveillance and Response to Emerging Diseases of Zoonotic Origin

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Achieving Sustainable Global Capacity for Surveillance and Response to Emerging Diseases of Zoonotic Origin

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One of the biggest threats today is the uncertainty surrounding the emergence of a novel pathogen or the re-emergence of a known infectious disease that might result in disease outbreaks with great losses of human life and immense global economic consequences. Over the past six decades, most of the emerging infectious disease events in humans have been caused by zoonotic pathogens-those infectious agents that are transmitted from animals to humans. In June 2008, the Institute of Medicine's and National Research Council's Committee on Achieving Sustainable Global Capacity for Surveillance and Response to Emerging Diseases of Zoonotic Origin convened a workshop. This workshop addressed the reasons for the transmission of zoonotic disease and explored the current global capacity for zoonotic disease surveillance.

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0309128188

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Toxicity Testing in the 21st Century

A Vision and a Strategy

By: National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Institute for Laboratory Animal Research,Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology,Committee on Toxicity Testing and Assessment of Environmental Agents

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Toxicity Testing in the 21st Century

A Vision and a Strategy

Advances in molecular biology and toxicology are paving the way for major improvements in the evaluation of the hazards posed by the large number of chemicals found at low levels in the environment. The National Research Council was asked by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to review the state of the science and create a far-reaching vision for the future of toxicity testing. The book finds that developing, improving, and validating new laboratory tools based on recent scientific advances could significantly improve our ability to understand the hazards and risks posed by chemicals. This new knowledge would lead to much more informed environmental regulations and dramatically reduce the need for animal testing because the new tests would be based on human cells and cell components. Substantial scientific efforts and resources will be required to leverage these new technologies to realize the vision, but the result will be a more efficient, informative and less costly system for assessing the hazards posed by industrial chemicals and pesticides.

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0309151732

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Book's by Institute for Natural Resources, Oregon State University

Expedited Planning and Environmental Review of Highway Projects

Expedited Planning and Environmental Review of Highway Projects

Exploring Health and Environmental Costs of Food

Exploring Health and Environmental Costs of Food

Water, a Looming Crisis

Water, a Looming Crisis

IRRI 1997-1998

IRRI 1997-1998

Filling the World's Rice Bowl

Filling the World's Rice Bowl

The Public Health Effects of Food Deserts

The Public Health Effects of Food Deserts

Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing Research at NIOSH

Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing Research at NIOSH

Sustaining Global Surveillance and Response to Emerging Zoonotic Diseases

Sustaining Global Surveillance and Response to Emerging Zoonotic Diseases

Achieving Sustainable Global Capacity for Surveillance and Response to Emerging Diseases of Zoonotic Origin

Achieving Sustainable Global Capacity for Surveillance and Response to Emerging Diseases of Zoonotic Origin

Toxicity Testing in the 21st Century

Toxicity Testing in the 21st Century

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