Sustainability assessment : criteria and processes /

This work tackles the complexities of sustainability assessment and provides practical solutions and comprehensive analysis, guidance and criteria for impact assessment professionals and policy makers at all levels and in all circumstances.

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Autore principale: Gibson, Robert B., 1950-
Altri autori: Hassan, Selma
Natura: Licensed eBooks
Lingua:inglese
Pubblicazione: London ; Sterling, VA : Earthscan, 2005.
Accesso online:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=142635
Sommario:
  • Contents; List of Figures, Tables and Boxes; Preface; Something old, something new; Acknowledgements; List of Acronyms and Abbreviations; Chapter 1 Beginnings; Chapter 2 Assessment; Chapter 3 Sustainability; Chapter 4 Practice; Chapter 5 Criteria; Chapter 6 Trade-offs; Chapter 7 Processes; Chapter 8 Decisions; Chapter 9 Continuations; References; Appendix 1 Selected Conceptions of Sustainability; Appendix 2 Selected Sustainability Assessment Approaches, Criteria and Processes; Appendix 3 The Basic Sustainability Assessment Decision Criteria.
  • Appendix 4 The Basic Sustainability Assessment Trade-off RulesAppendix 5 The Basic Design Components for Formal Sustainability Assessment Processes; Appendix 6 Assessment Process Decisions that Should Involve Sustainability-based Evaluation; Index.