Sustainability Appraisal

<p><em>Sustainability Appraisal</em> is a sourcebook of the state-of-the-art of this rapidly emerging and diversifying area. It draws on a wealth of international experiences and approaches to illustrate the status and scope of Sustainability Appraisal/Assessment (SA) This comprehensive guide highlights how SA can be used to analyse and 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. </p><p>Distilling both published and unpublished materials and with contributions from a range of leading experts organizations and agencies this book will be of significant value to professionals everywhere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 reference guide to what constitutes SA practice and more importantly how and when it can be applied. </p>