A Case Study about Decision Quality for Sustainability Assessment
Introduction:~ Sustainability assessment, also termed integrated assessment, is a generic term that applies to a wide range of ex-ante impact assessment processes whose main aim is to direct a decision-making process towards sustainability outcomes (Hacking and Guthrie 2008). Sustainability assessment is often considered the „third generation‟ of impact assessment, following environmental impact assessment (EIA) and strategic environmental assessment (SEA).
Impact assessment processes, including sustainability assessment, may often be distinct from and supplementary to the planning and decision-making process. To ensure that the impact assessment process has maximum influence, it has been argued that impact assessment practitioners should first understand how the decision-making process works in practice, in order to provide relevant information at key points in the decision-making process. Keep reading…
