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| Title | Pathways to Sustainability: A Comprehensive Strategic Planning Model for Achieving Environmental Sustainability | |
| Month-Year Published | April 2002 | |
| Revised on | May 2003 | |
| Online Availability |
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| Short Description |
This publication lays out a plan for a state agency or other entity to incrementally achieve environmental sustainability. (Also see abstract below) | |
| Publication Number | 02-01-008 | |
| Author(s) | John Erickson (ECY), Larry Chalfan, Logan Cravens, Christopher Juniper, Jeff Morris, Joshua Skov | |
| Print Availability |
Not available as a printed document
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| Number of pages | 100 | |
| Keywords | air pollution, auto emissions, back-casting, concrete, energy conservation, environmental, environmental education, environmental health, Environmental management system, facilities, foot print, global warming, goals, hazardous waste reduction, life cycle analysis, motor pool, plan, pollution prevention, remote sensing, risk assessment, strategic plan, strategic planning, Sustainability, The Natural Step, transportation, visioning, waste management, Waste reduction | |
| Related Web Content | Department of Ecology Sustainability Web site | |
| Related Publications | Title | Relationship |
| Overview of Pathways to Sustainability: A Strategic Planning Model for Achieving Environmental Sustainability | similar topic | |
| Abstract | Long Description |
This publication lays out a plan for a state agency or other entity to incrementally achieve environmental sustainability. A sustainability vision, or description of sustainability goals, is laid out for the three highest areas of environmental effect: transportation, information and communications, and facility-energy use. For each of these areas, a series of practical steps, called 'pathways,' are identified to achieve sustainability. The plan groups these 'pathways' into five-year stages, taking into account expected changes in technology over the next 25 years. Approaches that reduce energy use and operational costs are emphasized. Functional spreadsheets are included to simplify calculation of financial and environmental payback periods. To minimize the costs and paper use, 'Pathways' is available as a Web-based publication. A companion publication, 'Overview of Pathways to Sustainability' (publication # 02-01-007), illustrates the key concepts used in this plan for sustainability. |
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