NSB 00-22 Table of Contents

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
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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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