Towards A Sustainable America

This report summarizes the implementation efforts undertaken when Pres. Clinton asked for: the Council on Sustainable Amer. to begin implementing some of its recommendations; White House offices and Fed. agencies should support the establishment of a Joint Center on Sustainable Communities to implement recommendations in communities across the nation; and the Vice President's effort to implement recommendations with the Admin. Contents: innovative local, state, and regional approaches; new nat'l. opportunities, international leadership, interagency efforts, outreach, and overarching recommendations.

Each chapter of this report corresponds to one of the substantive policy areas the President's Council on Sustainable Development has considered. The introduction establishes the context and illuminates some of the cross-cutting lessons, findings, and recommendations that inform the council's work. Chapters: climate change; environmental management; metropolitan and rural strategies for sustainable communities; and international leadership. Appendixes: environmental management; examples of sustainable community initiatives; international capital flows; and council member profiles. Further reading.