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Sustainability assessment refers to any process that directs decision-making towards sustainability. This groundbreaking Handbook presents state of the art thinking and research on the theory and practice of this broad and rapidly evolving field. Emphasizing how traditional impact assessment practices can be improved to contribute to sustainable outcomes, the overall aim is to enhance the effectiveness of sustainability assessment practice.Based on original contributions from world-leading researchers and practitioners, the book examines sustainability assessment in five sections: the first explores the conceptual foundations of sustainability assessment from different perspectives; the second section introduces some of the different scales and decision-contexts to which sustainability assessment can be applied; third, sectoral approaches to sustainability assessment are investigated, focusing in particular on energy as a key area of future focus; the fourth section introduces several tools used within sustainability assessment, including ecosystem services, multi-criteria analysis, systems analysis, and objectives-driven approaches; finally, key aspects of sustainability assessment governance are considered, including managing decision complexity and community engagement.
This essential and comprehensive exploration of sustainability, including strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats, will be invaluable to students, academics and practitioners.
Contributors: C. Adelle, M. Audouin, A. Bond, M. Burns, R. du Toit, A. Diduck, C.G. Duarte, V. Ferretti, T. Fischer, A.L.C.F. Gallardo, K. Gaudreau, D. Geneletti, R. Gibson, W. Grace, J. Gunn, N. Hanley, J. Hartz-Karp, S. Hayes, A. Jordan, L. Lamorgese, D. le Maitre, T.F. Malheiros, A. Morrison-Saunders, J. Nel, B. Noble, P. O'Farrell, M. Partidario, P. Pereira, S. Petrova, J. Pope, F. Retief, D. Russel, L.E. Sánchez, W. Sheate, J. Sinclair, J. Turnpenny, M. Vespa, A. Weaver, S. Weiland
Contents
Contents:
PART I CONCEPTUALISATIONS
1. Introducing the Roots, Evolution and Effectiveness of Sustainability Assessment
Alan Bond, Jenny Pope and Angus Morrison-Saunders
2. A Conceptual Framework for Sustainability Assessment
Jenny Pope, Alan Bond and Angus Morrison-Saunders
3. The Economics of Sustainable Development
Nick Hanley
4. Equity in Sustainability Assessment: A Conceptual Framework
Lydia Lamorgese and Davide Geneletti
PART II SCALES OF ASSESSMENT
5. Sustainability Considerations in Regional Environmental Assessment
Jill Gunn and Bram Noble
6. Sustainability Assessment at the Policy Level
Camilla Adelle and Sabine Weiland
PART III SECTORS OF ASSESSMENT
7. Sustainability Assessment and Energy Future: Opportunities for Brazilian Sugarcane Ethanol Planning
Carla Grigoletto Duarte, Tadeu Fabricio Malheiros, Amarilis Lucia Castelli Figueiredo Gallardo and Luis Enrique Sánchez
8. A Sustainability Assessment Framework for Energy Systems - Building an Appropriate Relationship with Energy
Kryke Gaudreau and Robert Gibson
9. Cities and Sustainability Assessment - Resilience and Sustainability Thinking about the Future of Cities
Maria Partidario and Pedro Pereira
PART IV APPROACHES TO SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENT
10. Ecosystem Services and Sustainability Assessment: Theory and Practice
Davide Geneletti, Alan Bond, Duncan Russel, John Turnpenny, William Sheate and Andy Jordan
11. Multicriteria Analysis for Sustainability Assessment: Concepts and Case Studies
Davide Geneletti and Valentina Ferretti
12. Setting and Measuring Objectives in Sustainability Assessment
Samuel Hayes and Thomas Fischer
13. A Systems Approach to Sustainability Assessment
William Grace and Jenny Pope
14. An Introduction to Sustainability Science and its Links to Sustainability Assessment
Michelle Audouin, Mike Burns, Alex Weaver, David le Maitre, Patrick O'Farrell, Rudolph du Toit and Jeanne Nel
PART V GOVERNANCE AND ENGAGEMENT
15. Public Participation in Sustainability Assessment: Essential Elements, Practical Challenges and Emerging Directions
John Sinclair, Alan Diduck and Morgan Vespa
16. Deliberative Collaborative Governance Approaches to Sustainability Assessment
Janette Hartz-Karp, Jenny Pope and Svetla Petrova
17. Key Learning from Psychology for Sustainability Assessment
Francois Retief, Angus Morrison-Saunders, Jenny Pope and Alan Bond
PART VI CONCLUSIONS AND EPILOGUE
18. Conclusion: Reflections on the State of the Art of Sustainability Assessment
Jenny Pope, Alan Bond and Angus Morrison-Saunders
Epilogue
Robert Gibson
Index