National Research Agenda for Transportation and Sustainable CommunitiesExecutive Office of the President, 1999 - 13 pages |
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2000 Livability Initiatives Agenda for Transportation Air Partnership Fund air pollution analytical tools approach to transportation Car Talk Clean Air Act Clean Air Partnership Clean Water Act coordinate decision makers decision making processes definition of sustainability Department of Transportation economic ecosystems Environment Evaluation existing case studies Federal Highway Administration Federal Transit Administration framework FY 2000 budget FY 2000 Livability global climate change greenhouse gas emissions identified improve innovative transportation irreversible environmental effects land development strategies locational choice National Research Agenda National Science national transportation Natural Environment November 23 outcomes Outputs outreach participating agencies planning potentially irreversible environmental President's FY 2000 Reduce Greenhouse Gas regional related to transportation Science and Technology stakeholders Strategic Research sustainability goals sustainability issues sustainability of transportation Sustainable Communities Initiative Sustainable Communities Team Sustainable Development Technology Council NSTC transportation and land Transportation and Sustainable transportation decisions transportation professionals travel behavior vehicle technologies vehicles and fuels
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Page 3 - The most frequently cited definition of sustainability was adopted by the World Commission on Environment and Development (the Brundtland Commission): "A sustainable condition for this planet is one in which there is stability for both social and physical systems, achieved through meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
Page iii - About the National Science and Technology Council President Clinton established the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) by Executive Order on November 23, 1993. This cabinet-level council is the principal means for the President to coordinate science, space, and technology policies across the Federal Government The NSTC acts as a "virtual" agency for science and technology to coordinate the diverse parts of the Federal research and development enterprise.
Page 5 - Agenda to help communities across America grow in ways that ensure a high quality of life and strong, sustainable economic growth. This billion dollar initiative will strengthen the federal government's role as a partner with the growing number of state and local efforts to build "livable communities
Page 11 - A sustainable United States will have a growing economy that provides equitable opportunities for satisfying livelihoods and a safe, healthy, high quality of life for current and future generations. Our nation will protect its environment, its natural resource base, and the functions and viability of natural systems on which all life depends.
Page 5 - President's budget will propose tax credits totaling more than $700 million over five years — to support Better America Bonds, which can be used to preserve green space, create or restore urban parks, protect water quality, and clean up brownfields (abandoned industrial sites).
Page 11 - For example, sustainable development is a very broad concept which was initiated by The World Commission on Environment and Development (the Brundtland Commission) in 1987.
Page 12 - Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) and European Conference of Ministers of Transport (ECMT), Urban Travel and Sustainable Development (ECMTand OECD, Paris, 1995), pp. 33-63. 157. Op. cit. 97, p. 96. 158. Asif Faiz and Surhid Gautam, "Motorization, Urbanization, and Air Pollution," discussion paper (The World Bank, Washington, DC, 1994), p.
Page 5 - FY 1999 — to aggressively implement innovative community-based programs in the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century. Such programs provide flexible support to help communities create regional transportation strategies, improve existing roads and transit, and encourage broader use of alternative transportation. This includes $1.6 billion for the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program, which supports state and local projects that reduce congestion and improve air quality....