"Extensively modified over the last century and a half, California's San Francisco Bay Delta Estuary remains biologically diverse and functions as a central element in California's water supply system. Uncertainties about the future, actions taken under the federal Endangered Species Act (ESA)...

FrontMatter -- Preface -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Meaning of Value and Use of Economic Valuation in the Environmental Policy Decision-Making Process -- 3 Aquatic and Related Terrestrial Ecosystems -- 4 Methods of Nonmarket Valuation -- 5 Translating Ecosystem...

Fostering Industry-Initiated Environmental Protection Efforts -- Copyright -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- NEXT STEPS -- OTHER CONSIDERATIONS FOR PROMOTING INDUSTRIAL INITIATIVES -- 1 Introduction -- OVERVIEW -- SCOPE OF THE REPORT -- 2 Examples of Industry-Initiated Environmental Programs...

Front Matter -- Preface -- Contents -- The Industrial Green Game: Overview and Perspectives -- Closing the Loop on Waste Materials -- Metrics, Systems, and Technological Choices -- Energetic Concepts Drawn from Electricity Production and Consumption -- The Functional Economy: Cultural and...