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010 _a 2005018172
020 _a9781844070510 (pbk.)
020 _a1844070506
020 _a9781844070503
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035 _a(OCoLC)60767046
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082 0 4 _a338.927 GIB
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100 1 _aGibson, Robert B.,
_d1950-
245 1 0 _aSustainability assessment :
_bcriteria and processes /
_cRobert B. Gibson ; with Selma Hassan ... [et al.].
264 1 _aLondon ;
_aSterling, VA :
_bEarthscan,
_c2005.
300 _axii, 254 p. :
_bill. ;
_c24 cm.
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
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500 _aSubtitle on cover: criteria, processes and applications.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [189]-205) and index.
505 0 _aContents; List of Figures, Tables and Boxes; Preface; Something old, something new; Acknowledgements; List of Acronyms and Abbreviations; Chapter 1 Beginnings; Chapter 2 Assessment; Chapter 3 Sustainability; Chapter 4 Practice; Chapter 5 Criteria; Chapter 6 Trade-offs; Chapter 7 Processes; Chapter 8 Decisions; Chapter 9 Continuations; References; Appendix 1 Selected Conceptions of Sustainability; Appendix 2 Selected Sustainability Assessment Approaches, Criteria and Processes; Appendix 3 The Basic Sustainability Assessment Decision Criteria. Appendix 4 The Basic Sustainability Assessment Trade-off RulesAppendix 5 The Basic Design Components for Formal Sustainability Assessment Processes; Appendix 6 Assessment Process Decisions that Should Involve Sustainability-based Evaluation; Index.
520 _aThis work tackles the complexities of sustainability assessment and provides practical solutions and comprehensive analysis, guidance and criteria for impact assessment professionals and policy makers at all levels and in all circumstances.
650 0 _aSustainable development.
650 0 _aEconomic development
_xEnvironmental aspects.
650 0 _aBUSINESS & ECONOMICS
_xDevelopment
_xSustainable Development.
700 1 _aHassan, Selma.
700 1 _aHoltz, Susan.
700 1 _aTansey, James.
700 1 _aWhitelaw, Graham.
856 4 1 _3Table of contents
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856 4 2 _3Contributor biographical information
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