2004 Environment Industry
Abstract
The environmental industry occupies a strategic position at the crossroads of security, stability, and prosperity. The industry's goods and services have significant implications for the welfare of individuals and the activities of governments. Unfortunately, the U.S. environmental industry is stagnant, with declining growth and revenues. To revive this industry, governments must move beyond compliance-based regulatory programs to find ways to give business incentives to exceed the minimum standards. In addition, the U.S. Government must begin to consider the national security implications inherent in environmental protection. Globally, the health of the environmental industry, and of the environment itself, depends on the world embracing the concept of sustainable development: using the environment today while preserving its use for future generations. This paper provides an overview of the environmental industry divided into two main parts. The first part focuses on the domestic industry -- it defines the environmental industry; analyzes the roles federal and state governments play; assesses the economic factors affecting the industry; looks at technological development in the industry; and discusses environmental management systems. The second part of the paper takes a global view, providing overviews of the state of the environment and the environmental marketplace in four regions of the world: the Americas; Europe; the Middle East; and Africa, Asia, and the Pacific. The intent is to provide additional context to the first part of the paper so that the reader may better judge the overall health of the environment and the environmental industry. In addition, it should bring into focus the huge differences in the challenges facing the developed and developing worlds in this area.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 2004
- Accession Number
- ADA435138
Entities
People
- Bud Fidrych
- Curt S. Chesnutt
- Edward G. Hudson
- George N. Kyaka
- Gregory S. Maida
- John R. Cawthorne
- Margaret B. Poore
- Michael J. Carroll
- Shalom Gotman
- Timothy J. Pendolino
Organizations
- Dwight D. Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy