
Sustainability Appraisal
A Sourcebook and Reference Guide to International Experience
- 852 pages
- English
- PDF
- Available on iOS & Android
Sustainability Appraisal
A Sourcebook and Reference Guide to International Experience
About this book
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Distilling both published and unpublished materials, and with contributions from a range of leading experts, organizations and agencies, this book will be of significant value to professionals everywhere who are in need of a solid, reference guide to what constitutes SA practice and, more importantly, how and when it can be applied.
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Table of contents
- 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
- Part 2 Dimensions of sustainability
- Part 3 National and international experience to date
- Part 4 Sustainability appraisal methodologies and their application
- Part 5 Where to from here?
- Appendix 1 The millennium development goals and indicators
- Appendix 2 Common tools for public participation
- Appendix 3 The IUCN sustainability assessment process
- Appendix 4 Scenario planning and global scenarios
- Appendix 5 Sustainability assessment and poverty reduction strategies
- Appendix 6 Changes to deliver an integrated approach for sustainability appraisal
- Appendix 7 Assessing climate change
- Bibliography
- Index