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Sustainability appraisal : a sourcebook and reference guide to international experience
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Sustainability Appraisal is a sourcebook of the state-of-the-art of this rapidly emerging and diversifying area. It draws on a wealth of international experiences and approaches to illustrate the s...
Sustainability Appraisal is a sourcebook of the state-of-the-art of this rapidly emerging and diversifying area. It draws on a wealth of international experiences and approaches to illustrate the status and scope of Sustainability Appraisal/Assessment (SA) This comprehensive guide highlights how SA can be used to analyse and integrate the key environmental, social and economic pillars of sustainability into decision-making at all levels, from policy to project to investment, by government, business and industry, or international organizations. Distilling both published and u
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- Creator
- Barry Dalal-Clayton and Barry Sadler with contributions from James Baines. [et al.]
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Contributors
- Publication
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- 1st ed
- London ; New York : Routledge, 2014
- Physical Details
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- 1 online resource (853 p.)
- ISBNs
- 9781136483899, 1136483896, 9781844073573, 9780203135235, 0203135237, 9780415696166, 113648390X, 1844073572, 041569616X, 9781136483905, 1306539102
- OCLC
- ocn878144958, ocn897438317
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- English
- Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of figures; List of tables; List of boxes; Notes on contributors; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Part 1 Introduction and approaches to sustainability appraisal; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Brief definition and unpacking of terms; 1.1.1 Sustainability appraisal as a policy instrument and vector for reform; 1.2 Emerging demand for integrated sustainability-focused approaches; 1.3 Purpose, rationale and scope: the what, why and how of the review; 1.4 An initial framework for sustainability appraisal; Note
- 2 A macro framework for sustainability appraisal: concepts, principles and perspectives2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Background: evolution of sustainable development in international law and policy; 2.2.1 Early beginnings; 2.2.2 Report of the World Commission on Environment and Development (1987); 2.2.3 The UN Conference on Environment and Development (1992); 2.2.4 UN Millennium Development Goals (2000); 2.2.5 The UN World Summit on Sustainable Development (2002); 2.2.6 Tallying the ledger; 2.2.7 The latest UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20); 2.2.8 Sustainable development goals
- 2.3 Towards an operational understanding of sustainable development: perspectives on evaluation2.3.1 The imperative for sustainability and the issue of limits to growth; 2.3.1.1 Making the case for limits; 2.3.1.2 Counter-arguments; 2.3.1.3 The prevailing orthodoxy: managing risks and banking on technology; 2.3.2 Key components of sustainable development and the conditions for sustainability; 2.3.2.1 The Brundtland definition of sustainable development; 2.3.2.2 Capital assets and their inter- and intra-generational transfer
- 2.3.2.3 System conditions for sustainability identified in The Natural Step2.3.3 The governance of sustainable development and institutions for public policy-making; 2.3.3.1 Themes and issues of sustainability governance; 2.3.3.2 Multi-level governance; 2.4 Sustainability as an integrated approach; 2.4.1 Different forms of integration; 2.4.2 A closer look at the integration of the three pillars of sustainable development; 2.5 Conclusion; Notes; 3 Integrated approaches to sustainability appraisal; 3.1 A tri-partite approach to integrated, sustainability-focused decision-making
- 3.1.1 Time and space boundaries3.1.2 A compass of sustainability guides and reference points; 3.1.3 A systematic process of sustainability assessment; 3.1.4 Rules of the game for process design and implementation; 3.1.4.1 The framework of sustainability aims and principles; 3.1.4.2 Core principles and requirements that will govern the assessment process; 3.1.4.3 Objectives-led and effects-based sustainability criteria that will direct the assessment of effects; 3.1.4.4 Trade-offs and decision-making; 3.2 Micro-level integration (impact assessment)
- 3.3 Meso-level integration (strategic) planning and policy mechanisms, with particular reference to sustainable development strategies and scenario planning