Sustainability Appraisal: A Sourcebook and Reference Guide to International Experience

Sustainability Appraisal is a state-of-the-art analysis of the status and scope of Sustainability Appraisal/Assessment (SA), drawing on a wealth of international experiences and approaches. This comprehensive guide highlights how SA can be used to 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 Distilling both published and unpublished materials, as well as in-depth workshop discussions and contributions from a range of leading experts, organizations and agencies, this book will be of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, practical guide to what constitutes SA and, more importantly, how and when it can be applied.