CONTENTS
TITLE PAGE
NATIONAL SCIENCE BOARD
FOREWORD
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Context and Framework For The Study
Strategy For The Conduct of The Study
Principal Findings
Recommendations
Keystone Recommendations
Research Recommendations
Education Recommendation
Scientific Assessment Recommendation
Infrastructure Recommendations
Partnerships, Coordination, and Collaborations Recommendation
Conclusion
CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION
The Issues
Old Frameworks and Approaches Are Inadequate
The Necessary Response
Goals for Enhancing the Environmental Portfolio
CHAPTER 2: THE LARGER CONTEXT FOR NSF-SUPPORTED ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND SCIENTIFIC ASSESSMENT
Research Within and Across Agencies
Education and Other Knowledge Transfer
Assessment Roles and Boundaries
Infrastructure in Context
Investments in Environmental Technology
CHAPTER 3: SCOPE OF NSF'S CURRENT ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVITIES
Research
Education
Scientific Assessment
CHAPTER 4: INPUT RECEIVED ABOUT UNMET NEEDS AND OPPORTUNITIES
General Themes
Input Received During the Hearing Process
Input Received in Response to the Interim Report
CHAPTER 5: FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Keystone Recommendations
Specific Findings and Recommendations
CHAPTER 6: CONCLUSION
REFERENCES
APPENDICES
Charge to Task Force on the Environment
Literature Compiled and Considered by the Board
Sources of Public Comment: Before Release of Interim Report
Sources of Public Comment: After Release of Interim Report
Letter From the President's Committee of Advisors on Science and Technology
Selected Centers Supported by NSF
Acronyms and Abbreviations
END PAGE
BOXES
Nature's Services: What Ecosystems Provide to People, What Is at Risk, and Why New Interdisciplinary Knowledge Is Required
Unprecedented Environmental Changes: New Challenges for Humanity
Scientific Assessment of Stratospheric Ozone Depletion
The Information Explosion and the Technology Revolution
Learning Before Doing: New Goals for Environmental Technology
Nutrients: Newly Discovered Links Between Agriculture, Energy, Health, Fisheries, Tourism, and Climate
Statistical Prevention Models for Wildfire Suppression
Complexity Theory and Ecosystems
Genomics and Environmental Research
Human Dimensions of Environmental Questions
Integrated Natural-Socioeconomic Sciences: Some Priorities for Investigation
Atmospheric Chemistry
New Insight Into Infectious Diseases: An Emerging Interface Between Health and the Environment
TABLES
Examples of NSF's Multi-agency Environmental Activities
Examples of Interdisciplinary Special Competitions
Recent Scientific Assessments Supported by NSF
Programmatic Gaps or Areas Needing Enhancement in the Current NSF Environment Portfolio Identified by the Board
Examples of Technologies With Promise for Environmental Research
FIGURES
Human Dominance or Alteration of Major Components of the Earth System
NSF Leadership Role
Goals and Supporting Elements for NSF's Environmental Portfolio
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