Assessment tools based on static and linear concepts such as traditional cost-benefit analysis cannot reasonably be applied for long-term assessments of complex systems. One major reason is that secondary effects of policies caused by endogenous dynamics of the system are not considered. Therefore, the strategic environmental assessment is developed for environmental impacts; it already includes a feedback mechanism—from the failure to reach environmental targets to changes of policy initiatives and to a repeated impact prediction. Because the need to further integrate environmental assessment with economic and social assessment to achieve sustainability is recognized, a so-called strategic sustainability analysis (SSA) is suggested. The SSA is applied for integrated long-term assessment of policies and programs. Requirements and two prototypical examples (Economic Assessment of Sustainability Policies of Transport, Assessment of Transport Strategies) on how to realize SSAs are presented.


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    Title :

    Strategic Sustainability Analysis: Broadening Existing Assessment Approaches for Transport Policies


    Additional title:

    Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board


    Contributors:


    Publication date :

    2001-01-01




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English