Sustainability Appraisal

Barry Dalal-Clayton is Senior Fellow at IIED, author of Sustainable Development Strategies (Earthscan, 2002) and co-author, with Barry Sadler, of Strategic Environmental Assessment (Earthscan, 2005). Barry Sadler is an independent consultant and former advisor to a number of international organisations, contributor to Assessing Impact (Routledge, 2004) and co-editor of the Handbook of SEA (Earthscan, 2007).

• Part 1: Introduction and Approaches to Sustainability Appraisal 1. Introduction 2. A Macro Framework for Sustainability Appraisal 3. Integrated Approaches to Sustainability Appraisal Part 2: Dimensions of Sustainability 4. Environmental Sustainability Appraisal and Assurance 5. Economics-based Approaches 6. Social Dimensions of Sustainability Appraisal. Integrated Assessment Part 3: National and International Experiences to Date 7. Experience in the EU and Selected Developed Countries 8. Experience in Selected Development Cooperation Agencies and Developing Countries Part 4: Sustainability Appraisal Methodologies and their Application 9. Natural Resources and Land Use 10. Sustainability Appraisal for Business, Industry and Infrastructure Development 11. Sustainable Urban Development 12. Trade Policies and Applications Part 5: Where to from Here? 13. Retrospect and Prospect References Appendices