Angus Morrison-Saunders

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors compare TBL approaches and principles-based approaches to developing such sustainability criteria, concluding that the latter are more appropriate, since they avoid many of the inherent limitations of the triple-bottom-line as a conception of sustainability.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present an alternative notion of sustainability assessment, with the more ambitious aim of seeking to determine whether or not an initiative is actually sustainable, and compare TBL approaches and principles-based approaches to developing such sustainability criteria, concluding that the latter are more appropriate, since they avoid many of the inherent limitations of the triple-bottom-line as a conception of sustainability.

TL;DR: Sustainability assessment is a recent framing of impact assessment that places emphasis on delivering positive net sustainability gains now and into the future as mentioned in this paper, which can be directed to any type of de...

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors consider the problem of reductionism (breaking down complex processes to simple terms or component parts) as opposed to holism (considering systems as wholes), the issue of contested understandings of the meaning of sustainability (and of the purpose of SA); and the definition of "inter-generational" in the context of sustainable development and how this is reflected in the timescales considered in SA.

TL;DR: In this article, a review of the state of the art of impact assessment theory and practice is presented, focusing on six well-established forms: EIA, SEA, policy assessment, SIA, HIA and sustainability assessment.