The principles of biophysical sustainability. -- Decision making and nature's rules of engagement. -- The stages of an environmental agency. -- Dissonance within duplicity: sustainability programs at the Southern Nevada Water Authority, a case study. -- Breaking the dysfunctional cycle of environmental agency decision making. -- The essence of a responsible decision maker. -- Coping with the responsibilities and pressure of social-environmental decision making. -- Giving children a voice in their future through shared decision making.

1. Environmental protection -- Decision making
2. Environmental policy -- Decision making
3. Sustainable development -- Decision making