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Sustainability Assessment - Pluralism, practice and progress (Hardcover)
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Sustainability Assessment - Pluralism, practice and progress (Hardcover)
Series: Natural and Built Environment Series
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Sustainability Assessment is an increasingly important tool for
informing planning and development decisions across the globe.
Required by law in some countries, strongly recommended in others,
a comprehensive analysis of why Sustainability Assessment is needed
and clarification of the value-laden and political nature of
assessments is long overdue. Currently the writing on the subject
is limited and comprises, for the most part, guidance documents and
completed assessments. This book overcomes these shortcomings by
simultaneously providing the knowledge, inspiration and range of
assessment tools in decision-making students require to tackle
Sustainability Assessment challenges nested within wide-ranging
values and sustainability-grounded evidence. The collection details
the current state-of-the art in relation to Sustainability
Assessment theory and practice, and considers the pluralistic
nature of the tool and the implications for achieving sustainable
decision-making. The contributors set out the context for
Sustainability Assessment and then outline some contested issues
which can affect interpretations of whether the decision tool has
been effective. Current practice worldwide is assessed against a
consistent framework and then solutions to some of the inherent
weaknesses and causes of conflict in relation to the perceived
sustainability of outcomes are put forward. The book is unique in
setting out state-of-the-art in terms of Sustainability Assessment
practice by focusing on those countries with developing experience.
It also covers emerging factors influencing effectiveness of
decision-making tools and evaluates how they affect the performance
of Sustainability Assessment. Written by authors among the leading
university academics teaching impact assessment courses in the most
acclaimed universities worldwide operating in this field, it is
ideally suited for the growing numbers of courses in impact
assessment education and training.
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