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Name: Problem-Solving, Metrics, and Tools for Sustainability - Chapter Introduction
ID: m38623
Language: English (en)
Summary: This chapter is devoted to a special collection of methods, measurements, tools, indicators, and indices that are used to illustrate the meaning of sustainability, to assess the comparative sustainability among options, designs, or decisions, and to measure progress toward achieving the goals of sustainability over time.
Subject: Science and Technology, Social Sciences
Keywords: Environment, Problem-Solving, Metrics, and Tools for, Sustainability
License: Creative Commons Attribution License CC-BY 3.0
Authors: Tom Theis (theist@uic.edu)
Copyright Holders: U of I Open Source Textbook Initiative (tgilles@uillinois.edu)
Maintainers: U of I Open Source Textbook Initiative (tgilles@uillinois.edu)
Latest version: 1.3 (history)
First publication date: Jul 11, 2011 1:39 pm -0500
Last revision to module: Jan 23, 2012 10:43 am -0600

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Version: 1.3 Jan 23, 2012 10:43 am -0600 by U of I Open Source Textbook Initiative
Changes: 
1)  Fix Headings 2)  capitalize "module" "chapter" and "sub collection" and bold titles 3) Add new content to include recently added section, 9.4, 4) added Google Analytics (mwl)
Version: 1.2 Nov 18, 2011 9:57 am -0600 by U of I Open Source Textbook Initiative
Changes: 
Fixed links to collections and modules (mwl)
Version: 1.1 Jul 11, 2011 1:57 pm -0500 by Tom Theis
Changes: 
Edited roles (mwl)

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