Foundations of environmental sustainability [electronic resource] : the coevolution of science and policy / edited by Larry L. Rockwood, Ronald E. Stewart, Thomas Dietz. Rockwood, Larry L., 1943- Stewart, Ronald E. (Ronald Eugene), 1943- Dietz, Thomas. Environmental policy United States. Environmental monitoring United States. Sustainable development United States. GE180 333.7'2 22 Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on print version record. The contributors to this book review and analyze the period (roughly from the 1950s to the present) when the 'environment' became an issue as important as economic growth, or war and peace. The aim is to assess the current situation, and begin planning for the challenges that lie ahead. Oxford : Oxford University Press, c2008. c2008. 2008 Text 1 online resource (xix, 456 p.) http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195309454.001.0001 eng United States. United States. United States.