ABSTRACT
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Distilling both published and unpublished materials, and with contributions from a range of leading experts, organizations and agencies, this book will be of significant value to professionals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.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|131 pages
Introduction and approaches to sustainability appraisal
chapter 2|49 pages
A macro framework for sustainability appraisal
part 2|174 pages
Dimensions of sustainability
chapter 4|95 pages
Environmental sustainability appraisal and assurance
part 3|138 pages
National and international experience to date
part 4|221 pages
Sustainability appraisal methodologies and their application
part 5|28 pages
Where to from here?