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Impact Assessment and Sustainable Development: European Practice and Experience
Author(s): Clive George (Editor), Colin Kirkpatrick
- Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
- Publication Date: May 27, 2007
- Language: English
- Print length: 320 pages
- ISBN-10: 1845427874
- ISBN-13: 9781845427870
Book Description
Translation of the principle of sustainable development into policy and practice, and the evaluation of the outcomes of these strategic interventions, are some of the most pressing challenges facing policymakers in Europe and beyond. The chapters in this book contribute to the debate surrounding these challenges. By exploring the conceptual and methodological issues relating to the evaluation of sustainable development and analysing European practice and experience, this work provides a coherent and integrated contribution to our understanding of these issues.
With contributions from a distinguished international group of authors, this book will be of interest to researchers, policy analysts and practitioners in the area of impact assessment and sustainable development.
Editorial Reviews
Review
‘The book will be of interest to those in the Asia Pacific who research and practice in this area as European Union member countries have gone a long way in the implementation of sustainable development principles.’ — Andrew Edgar, Asia Pacific Journal of Environmental Law
‘Impact assessment of various types is now a widely used policy tool. This volume helpfully brings together conceptual discussions and case-studies to illustrate how impact assessment can be used to address issues of sustainability. It should be of considerable interest both to academic researchers and to practitioners concerned with the implementation of policies to support sustainable development.’ — John Weiss, University of Bradford, UK
About the Author
Edited by Clive George, former Senior Research Fellow, Impact Assessment Research Centre, Institute for Development Policy and Management, School of Environment and Development, University of Manchester and Colin Kirkpatrick, former Hallsworth Professor of Development Economics, Institute for Development Policy and Management (IDPM) and Co-Director, Regulation Research Programme, Centre on Regulation and Competition (CRC), University of Manchester, UK
