This volume reviews the state of the art in conducting sustainability assessments, including the range of methodologies and tools available. It describes current practice in OECD countries, as well as the continuing debate on quantifying and comparing diverse types of short- and long-term policy impacts.
Workshop Overview by Candice Stevens PART I. DEFINING SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENTS Chapter 1. Sustainability Impact Assessment: European Approaches by Gerald Berger Chapter 2. Sustainability Impact Assessment and Strategic Environmental Assessment by Kerstin Arbter Chapter 3. Sustainability Impact Assessment and Regulatory Impact Assessment by Ingeborg Neistroy PART II. IDENTIFYING TOOLS FOR SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENTS Chapter 4. The Sustainability A-Test by Marjan van Herwijnen Chapter 5. The Role of Tools in Impact Assessments by Anneke von Raggamby Chapter 6. Using Assessment Tools in the Policy Contest by Donald Macrae PART III. CONDUCTING SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENTS Chapter 7. Balancing Interests in Sustainability Assessments by Daniel Wachter Chapter 8. Assessing the Energy Contributions to Sustainability by Helene Connor Chapter 9. Assessing the Sustainability of Trade Policies and Agreements by Colin Kirkpatrick and Clive George