Evaluating Sustainable Development

Author : Vinod Thomas,Namrata Chindarkar
Publisher : Springer
Page : 145 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2019-04-16
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789811363894

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Economic Evaluation of Sustainable Development by Vinod Thomas,Namrata Chindarkar Pdf

This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license. This book presents methods to evaluate sustainable development using economic tools. The focus on sustainable development takes the reader beyond economic growth to encompass inclusion, environmental stewardship and good governance. Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) provide a framework for outcomes. In illustrating the SDGs, the book employs three evaluation approaches: impact evaluation, cost-benefit analysis and objectives-based evaluation. The innovation lies in connecting evaluation tools with economics. Inclusion, environmental care and good governance, thought of as “wicked problems”, are given centre stage. The book uses case studies to show the application of evaluation tools. It offers guidance to evaluation practitioners, students of development and policymakers. The basic message is that evaluation comes to life when its links with socio-economic, environmental, and governance policies are capitalized on.

Author : Juha I. Uitto,Jyotsna Puri,Rob D. van den Berg
Publisher : Springer
Page : 355 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2017-01-11
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319437026

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Evaluating Climate Change Action for Sustainable Development by Juha I. Uitto,Jyotsna Puri,Rob D. van den Berg Pdf

This book is open access under a Creative Commons license. This authoritative book presents the ever progressing state of the art in evaluating climate change strategies and action. It builds upon a selection of relevant and practical papers and presentations given at the 2nd International Conference on Evaluating Climate Change and Development held in Washington DC in 2014 and includes perspectives from independent evaluations of the major international organisations supporting climate action in developing countries, such as the Global Environment Facility. The first section of the book sets the stage and provides an overview of independent evaluations, carried out by multilateral development banks and development organisations. Important topics include how policies and organisations aim to achieve impact and how this is measured, whether climate change is mainstreamed into other development programs, and whether operations are meeting the urgency of climate change challenges. The following sections focus on evaluation of climate change projects and policies as they link to development, from the perspective of international organisations, NGO’s, multilateral and bilateral aid agencies, and academia. The authors share methodologies or approaches used to better understand problems and assess interventions, strategies and policies. They also share challenges encountered, what was done to solve these and lessons learned from evaluations. Collectively, the authors illustrate the importance of evaluation in providing evidence to guide policy change to informed decision-making.

Author : Anneke von Raggamby,Frieder Rubik
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781781953525

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Sustainable Development, Evaluation and Policy-Making by Anneke von Raggamby,Frieder Rubik Pdf

This pathbreaking book contributes to the discourse of evidence-based policy-making. It does so by combining the two issues of policy evaluation and sustainable development linking both to the policy-cycle. It covers contributions: · examining the perception of sustainability problems, which analyse the relationship between sustainability and assessment; · highlighting the role of evaluation and impact assessment studies during policy formulation; · looking at policy implementation by examining sustainability and impact assessment systems in different application areas; · addressing policy reformulation presenting monitoring and quality improvement schemes; · discussing quality of sustainability evaluations studies. Providing theoretic insights, reflections and case studies, this novel study will prove essential to postgraduate students, practitioners, policymakers and researchers in the area of sustainable development, policy-making and evaluation.

Author : Peter S. Brandon,Patrizia Lombardi
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2010-12-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781444340785

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Evaluating Sustainable Development in the Built Environment by Peter S. Brandon,Patrizia Lombardi Pdf

The first edition was extremely well received, providing an introduction and insight to this important topic in a comprehensive yet easy to read form. It was chosen to be issued to the representatives of the organizations from the G8 and G20 countries attending the University Summit held in Turin in 2009 which addressed the issue of how education and research can assist sustainable development. The second edition, completely updated to reflect the significant advances and new insights that have been made since publication of the first edition, focuses on two main issues: Facilitating a dialogue between all stakeholders so that the complexity of the problem can be exposed, structured and communicated Understanding how to assess progress in sustainable development It continues to provide coherent guidance on the techniques that can be used to assess sustainable development in a rigorous manner. The approach is introduced using illustrations and case studies, together with follow-up references. It remains the ideal starting point for those trying to get a handle on the subject and for those who wish to examine a structured and systematic approach to the evaluation of sustainable development in the built environment.

Author : Tony Kealy
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2020-01-20
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783030386733

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Evaluating Sustainable Development and Corporate Social Responsibility Projects by Tony Kealy Pdf

This book discusses sustainable development decision-making. Focusing on decisions to invest in wind turbine technology as part of a corporation’s CO2 emission reduction strategy, it presents a new evaluation framework, based on the triple bottom line framework widely used by businesses to communicate their adherence to corporate social responsibility. This new framework allows the evaluation of strategic corporate decisions to invest in wind turbines to mitigate global warming in the context of a corporation’s social responsibility, and includes an objective measurement stage to add rigor to the evaluation process. The book describes the use of measured data from wind turbine projects to both develop and validate the methodology, and also identifies key enablers and barriers as businesses attempt to successfully integrate corporate social responsibility into their overall business strategy. Given its scope, the book appeals to postgraduate students, researchers, and business professionals interested in the environmental impact of corporations. Featuring case studies from Ireland, it is particularly relevant to audiences within Europe.

Author : Okechukwu Ukaga,Chris Maser
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2023-07-12
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781000977424

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Evaluating Sustainable Development by Okechukwu Ukaga,Chris Maser Pdf

This book presents the principles and the tools for participatory evaluation of sustainable development--growth that does not compromise the ability of future generations to meet their needs. It is intended for any citizen or group that may be concerned with protecting or recovering a cultural heritage, assessing the impact of a project or of plans that impact an environment or ecosystem.The authors describe participatory evaluation processes that will empower all interested "stakeholders"--anyone impacted by a proposed venture--to determine and control what is to be evaluated and how it is evaluated, to articulate and define their community’s vision, and to ensure that development plans meet their community’s needs sustainably. Acknowledging that the specific concepts, challenges, opportunities, and circumstances surrounding sustainable development differ significantly from one place or group to another, the authors provide an adaptable framework for developing an evaluation plan, as well as the tools for collecting, analyzing, interpreting and presenting data. They explain how to use and communicate findings to ensure a full and appropriate debate about the issues, and finally how to implement the evaluation plan.An important and practical book for anyone concerned with the impact of planning and development issues and who wants to ensure that all sectors of their community are given a voice in decisions that affect them.

Author : Peter S. Brandon,Patrizia Lombardi
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2009-02-18
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781405172349

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Evaluating Sustainable Development by Peter S. Brandon,Patrizia Lombardi Pdf

Sustainable development has been characterised by an emphasis onenvironmental issues and an ad hoc approach to structuring thesubject which hinders the development of knowledge in a systematicway. The built environment contributes significantly to theenvironment but is also one of the major factors in determiningwhether a community is sustainable in the longer term. A structure is required which aids definition, provides a commonset of values, establishes measurement methods to define progress,and suggests a management system and decision protocol whichenables practitioners to engage and use the resultant structuresand information. This book provides a suggested structure in which all aspects ofsustainable development can be included together with a set ofevaluation techniques which can be used within the structure toprovide assistance to decision making.

Author : Nan Chai
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2009-09-18
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789048130122

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Sustainability Performance Evaluation System in Government by Nan Chai Pdf

Progressing towards sustainable development raises important challenges to conducting performance evaluations in governments because there are neither generally accepted methods nor specific standards to be met at present. Sustainability Performance Evaluation System in Government, makes a conceptual contribution to public sustainability performance evaluation and develops a set of framework indicators with the help of the strategic and comprehensive approach “Sustainability Balanced Scorecard”. As a conceptual basis for the further research and application, this volume will be of great interest to researchers and practitioners at many levels of environmental / sustainability, public management and strategic control studies. Evaluators will find methodological approaches and applied tools for their work. Decision-makers and managers will find it valuable to manage the social, economic and environmental issues in a balanced and integrated manner. Governments will also find it helpful in assisting them in establishing an evaluation system towards sustainable development.

Author : Juha I. Uitto
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2014-04-24
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781317803249

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Evaluating Environment in International Development by Juha I. Uitto Pdf

More than twenty years after the Earth Summit was held in Rio de Janeiro in 1992, both national and international actors in governmental and nongovernmental fields are still searching for insights into how sustainable development can be advanced and environmental concerns incorporated into the development agenda more effectively. Moreover, climate change has emerged as a preeminent challenge to both the environment and to development. Evaluating Environment in International Development provides international perspectives and in-depth knowledge of evaluating development and the environment and applies evaluation knowledge to climate change mitigation and adaptation. The book focuses on the approaches and experiences of leading international organizations, not-for-profits, and multilateral and bilateral aid agencies to illustrate how systematic evaluation is an essential tool for providing evidence for decision-makers. It provides novel and in-depth perspectives on evaluating environment and sustainability issues in developing countries. Moving beyond projects and programmes, it considers aspects such as evaluating normative work on the environment and evaluating environmental consequences of economic and social development efforts. This original collection should be of interest to scholars of environment studies, development studies, international relations, sustainable development and evaluation, as well as practitioners in international organizations and development and environmental NGOs.

Author : Pierre André,Claude E. Delisle,Jean-Pierre Revéret
Publisher : Presses inter Polytechnique
Page : 564 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 2553011385

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Environmental Assessment for Sustainable Development by Pierre André,Claude E. Delisle,Jean-Pierre Revéret Pdf

Author : Peter H. Koehn,Juha I. Uitto
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Education, Higher
ISBN : 1138212539

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Universities and the Sustainable Development Future by Peter H. Koehn,Juha I. Uitto Pdf

Since the mid-1970s, a series of international declarations that link environment and sustainable development to all aspects of higher learning have been endorsed and signed by universities around the world. Although university involvement in sustainable-development research and outreach has increased substantially, systematic learning from higher-education engagements has been limited. Universities and the Sustainable Development Future offers institutions of higher learning around the world practical guidelines that can be applied contextually to produce credible evidence regarding the outcome and impact of their teaching, research, and transnational-partnering activities. Drawing on innovative applications of lessons from experience with international-development cooperation, this book demonstrates the utility of a flexible framework that will inspire substantial improvements in the ways universities evaluate and improve their sustainable-development undertakings aimed at promoting Agenda 2030. This book promotes an inclusive evaluation framework that will allow universities to illuminate sustainable-development outcomes, and it provides a cutting-edge resource for students, scholars, and policy makers with an interest in sustainable development, climate change, and evaluation challenges.

Author : Vinod Thomas,Namrata Chindarkar
Publisher : Palgrave Macmillan
Page : 145 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2020-05-15
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9811363919

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Economic Evaluation of Sustainable Development by Vinod Thomas,Namrata Chindarkar Pdf

This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license. This book presents methods to evaluate sustainable development using economic tools. The focus on sustainable development takes the reader beyond economic growth to encompass inclusion, environmental stewardship and good governance. Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) provide a framework for outcomes. In illustrating the SDGs, the book employs three evaluation approaches: impact evaluation, cost-benefit analysis and objectives-based evaluation. The innovation lies in connecting evaluation tools with economics. Inclusion, environmental care and good governance, thought of as “wicked problems”, are given centre stage. The book uses case studies to show the application of evaluation tools. It offers guidance to evaluation practitioners, students of development and policymakers. The basic message is that evaluation comes to life when its links with socio-economic, environmental, and governance policies are capitalized on.

Author : Nadini Persaud,Ruby Dagher
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2021-06-07
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783030702137

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The Role of Monitoring and Evaluation in the UN 2030 SDGs Agenda by Nadini Persaud,Ruby Dagher Pdf

This book examines the UN 2030 SDGs Agenda and its comprehensive, multi-stakeholder approach to achieving a more human rights-based and environmentally sustainable development process. More crucially, it provides a much needed and innovative analysis of the role of Monitoring and Evaluation in this Agenda and the challenges that evaluators will face due to the Agenda's inherent weaknesses, coupled with the practice and limited culture of evaluation in general. The authors look to actively help evaluators and other interested parties to develop their capacity to evaluate this ambitious Agenda and develop mitigating strategies for the inherent challenges that will be encountered whilst implementing and evaluating this Agenda.

Author : Sten Thore,Ruzanna Tarverdyan
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2021-11-27
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780323902694

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Measuring Sustainable Development Goals Performance by Sten Thore,Ruzanna Tarverdyan Pdf

Measuring Sustainable Development Goals Performance provides a quantitative and analytical framework for evaluating social, economic, and environmental policies aiming at the UN sustainable development goals (SDGs). Continuing their earlier work on multidimensional analysis, the authors demonstrate how nations can be ranked in terms of their performance in meeting a given set of SDGs, providing numerical calculation of SDGs deficit. Their calculations show that even before the arrival of the COVID-19 virus, there existed in several large Western nations undetected pockets of SDG deficits, such as in the care for the elderly, personal safety, and hygiene. Extending the calculations to cover COVID-19 data for 2020, it turns out that the same deficit nations also suffered excess death rates caused by the virus.This book offers a balanced and holistic paradigm for evaluating progress of the SDGs, assisting the convergence of national and international efforts toward economic development, social progress, and environmental protection. 2023 PROSE Awards - Winner: Category: Single and Multivolume Reference and Textbooks in Social Sciences: Association of American Publishers Includes novel tools, procedures, diagnostics, and metrics for evaluating the entire spectrum of SDGs in a wide variety of settings Ranks nations according to their social and economic performance, based on each nation's unique resource and output indicators Examines international efforts toward shaping a new Social Contract between global partners Delivers a new Calculus of Consent: Logical foundation for forging Geneva Consensus for Sustainable Development

Author : Peter S. Brandon,Patrizia Lombardi,Geoffrey Q. Shen
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 235 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2017-04-17
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781119190714

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Future Challenges in Evaluating and Managing Sustainable Development in the Built Environment by Peter S. Brandon,Patrizia Lombardi,Geoffrey Q. Shen Pdf

Future Challenges in Sustainable Development within the Built Environment stimulates and reinterprets the demands of Responsible and Sustainable Development in the Built Environment for future action and development. It examines the methods of evaluation, the use of technology, the creation of new models and the role of human factors for examining and developing the subject over the next twenty years.