Intro -- Title page -- Copyright -- About the Editors -- Preface -- PART I PROMISING INNOVATION IN BIOMASS CONVERSION -- 1 Metabolic Engineering: Enabling Technology for Biofuels Production -- ENGINEERING THE FUTURE OF BIOFUELS -- TOOLS OF METABOLIC ENGINEERING -- METABOLIC ENGINEERING ENABLES...

The report summarizes first-year research of a three-year study of pathways to urban sustainability. The research team selected the STAR Communities assessment model as the backbone for its analysis. This framework offers a menu-based system for enabling city managers and leaders to build paths...

To assess market development, and governance and equity implications in detail, the research team investigates programs in California, Massachusetts, and New York. The analysis yields insight into the current and future operation of Community Clean Energy authorities (CCEs) in these three...

This report brings into focus the cumulative environmental, social, energy, economic, and climate change related risks borne by local communities and identifies potential strategies to alleviate the burdens these risks impose. The cumulative risk profile discussed in this report is based on best...