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Sustainability assessment refers to any process that directs decision-making towards sustainability. 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;

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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

Author Biography

Edited by Angus Morrison-Saunders, Professor of Environmental Management, Centre for People, Place & Planet, and School of Science, Edith Cowan University, Australia; Extraordinary Professor, Research Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, North West University, South Africa, and Senior Associate, Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership, University of Cambridge, UK, Jenny Pope, Centre for People, Place and Planet, Edith Cowan University, Australia, Research Unit for Environmental Science and Management, North West University, South Africa and Integral Sustainability, Australia and Alan Bond, School of Environmental Science, University of East Anglia, UK and Research Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, North West University, South Africa

Table of Contents

Contents:PART I CONCEPTUALISATIONS1. Introducing the Roots, Evolution and Effectiveness of Sustainability AssessmentAlan Bond, Jenny Pope and Angus Morrison-Saunders2. A Conceptual Framework for Sustainability AssessmentJenny Pope, Alan Bond and Angus Morrison-Saunders3. The Economics of Sustainable DevelopmentNick Hanley4. Equity in Sustainability Assessment: A Conceptual FrameworkLydia Lamorgese and Davide GenelettiPART II SCALES OF ASSESSMENT5. Sustainability Considerations in Regional Environmental AssessmentJill Gunn and Bram Noble6. Sustainability Assessment at the Policy LevelCamilla Adelle and Sabine WeilandPART III SECTORS OF ASSESSMENT7. Sustainability Assessment and Energy Future: Opportunities for Brazilian Sugarcane Ethanol PlanningCarla Grigoletto Duarte, Tadeu Fabricio Malheiros, Amarilis Lucia Castelli Figueiredo Gallardo and Luis Enrique Sánchez8. A Sustainability Assessment Framework for Energy Systems – Building an Appropriate Relationship with EnergyKryke Gaudreau and Robert Gibson9. Cities and Sustainability Assessment - Resilience and Sustainability Thinking about the Future of CitiesMaria Partidario and Pedro PereiraPART IV APPROACHES TO SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENT10. Ecosystem Services and Sustainability Assessment: Theory and PracticeDavide Geneletti, Alan Bond, Duncan Russel, John Turnpenny, William Sheate and Andy Jordan11. Multicriteria Analysis for Sustainability Assessment: Concepts and Case StudiesDavide Geneletti and Valentina Ferretti12. Setting and Measuring Objectives in Sustainability AssessmentSamuel Hayes and Thomas Fischer13. A Systems Approach to Sustainability AssessmentWilliam Grace and Jenny Pope14. An Introduction to Sustainability Science and its Links to Sustainability AssessmentMichelle Audouin, Mike Burns, Alex Weaver, David le Maitre, Patrick O'Farrell, Rudolph du Toit and Jeanne NelPART V GOVERNANCE AND ENGAGEMENT15. Public Participation in Sustainability Assessment: Essential Elements, Practical Challenges and Emerging DirectionsJohn Sinclair, Alan Diduck and Morgan Vespa16. Deliberative Collaborative Governance Approaches to Sustainability AssessmentJanette Hartz-Karp, Jenny Pope and Svetla Petrova17. Key Learning from Psychology for Sustainability AssessmentFrancois Retief, Angus Morrison-Saunders, Jenny Pope and Alan BondPART VI CONCLUSIONS AND EPILOGUE18. Conclusion: Reflections on the State of the Art of Sustainability AssessmentJenny Pope, Alan Bond and Angus Morrison-SaundersEpilogueRobert GibsonIndex

Review

'Following on from their 2013 book, Sustainability Assessment, the authors are rapidly establishing themselves as lead authorities on this subject. Their new Handbook of Sustainability Assessment has many strengths. It brings together the latest research from leading experts from many parts of the world. It provides a valuable mix of conceptual work, practical applications and relevant techniques, and reflects on effectiveness in practice. In particular, as summarized by one of the many learned contributors, this Handbook marks a watershed between the end of the early life of applications and research initiatives in sustainability assessment and the beginning of many new possibilities. All these strengths make this book essential reading for both researchers and practitioners.' - John Glasson, Oxford Brookes University, UK; 'In a single volume the authors have succeeded in capturing the essential background, and cutting-edge thinking around the theory and practice of sustainability assessment. This is a timely and much needed contribution to an emerging field that has seen a proliferation of definitions and frameworks. It provides an indispensable resource for policy-makers, practitioners, researchers and students who are grappling with understanding the broad and complex terrain that this form of assessment covers. It should make an important contribution to directing decision-making towards sustainability.' - Theo Hacking, University of Cambridge, UK

Review Quote

'Following on from their 2013 book, Sustainability Assessment: Pluralism, Practice and Progress, the authors are rapidly establishing themselves as lead authorities on this subject. Their new Handbook of Sustainability Assessment has many strengths. It brings together the latest research from leading experts from many parts of the world. It provides a valuable mix of conceptual work, practical applications and relevant techniques, and reflects on effectiveness in practice. In particular, as summarized by one of the many learned contributors, this Handbook marks a watershed between the end of the early life of applications and research initiatives in sustainability assessment and the beginning of many new possibilities. All these strengths make this book essential reading for both researchers and practitioners.'

Details ISBN1783471360 Publisher Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd ISBN-10 1783471360 ISBN-13 9781783471362 Pages 480 Language English Year 2015 Format Hardcover DEWEY 338.927 Imprint Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Place of Publication Cheltenham Country of Publication United Kingdom AU Release Date 2015-09-25 NZ Release Date 2015-09-25 UK Release Date 2015-09-25 Publication Date 2015-09-25 Author Alan Bond Series Research Handbooks on Impact Assessment series Edited by Alan Bond Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this

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