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Contents

Foreword ................................................................................................xi
Acknowledgments ................................................................................xv
The Authors ........................................................................................xvii
Introduction .........................................................................................xxi

SectIon I Surfing the Green Wave

chapter 1 Problem Drivers and Indicators ........................................ 3

Climate Change ...........................................................................3
Population Increase .....................................................................6
Rapidly Developing Nations and Resource Depletion ...........7
Environmental Degradation and Loss of Biodiversity ...........8
Government Agencies, Mandates, and Guidelines ................8
Global Agencies, Mandates, and Guidelines ......................9
ISO 14000 ............................................................................9
Kyoto Protocol ..................................................................10
European Environment Agency (EEA) ........................11
U.S. Agencies, Mandates, and Guidelines .........................11
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ....................11
California’s AB32 .............................................................12
Western Climate Initiative (WCI) .................................13
The Eastern States Standard ...........................................13
U.S. Conference of Mayors .............................................14
Bottom-up Demand from Project Stakeholders,
Sponsors, and Customers ....................................................14
Endnotes .....................................................................................16

chapter 2 Green Project Terminology: The Language of the
Green Wave ....................................................................... 17

Carbon Footprint and Sustainability .....................................17
The Environmental Lens .................................................... 20
The Cycle of Sustainability ...................................................... 20

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