Objective The research will examine methods and tools for supporting and informing public policy decision-making. To this end the research is concerned with: defining the policy 'evaluation space' for SRD, and the validity, utility and application of evaluation tools designed to support SRD decision-making. The major outcome of the project will be the presentation of a 'nested' approach to evaluation, differentiating the policy choices and attendant requirement for normative analysis. The project builds on the recent EU thematic evaluation to develop methods for assessing the contribution of cohesion policies to SRD. This work developed the idea of regional development paths, and applied the conceptual idea of sustainable development as non-declining capital stock. Using this 'capitals' model, trade-offs between different capitals (dimensions) were identified, using regional case studies, as a basis for examining the degree to which regions are pursuing a sustainable development path, and the contribution of cohesion policies. The work will extend these cases to regions in the accession countries and develop further the understanding of trade-offs, especially with social capital, and of critical thresholds. The work recognised but did not address the difficult task of weighting and aggregating different policy impacts defined in the context of measured trends and trade-offs. To address this weakness we propose to integrate recent progress in the use of deliberative tools, and especially the 'deliberation matrix', to weight and aggregate different impacts, as presented in different scenarios of the future. The deliberative tools recognise the multi-stakeholder debate and seek to organise it in a structured and transparent, to articulate the necessary judgements. In developing an understanding of the requirements for decision-making for SRD, the work will also examine the influence of multi-level governance on the scope and nature of decision making for SRD. Fields of science social sciencespolitical sciencespolitical policiespublic policiesnatural sciencescomputer and information sciencessoftwaresocial sciencessociologygovernanceengineering and technologymaterials engineeringcolorsnatural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesenvironmental sciencespollution Keywords Sustainable development regional Programme(s) FP6-POLICIES - Policy support: Specific activities covering wider field of research under the Focusing and Integrating Community Research programme 2002-2006. Topic(s) POLICIES - Supporting policies and anticipating scientific and technological needs Call for proposal FP6-2002-SSP-1 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme STREP - Specific Targeted Research Project Coordinator GHK CONSULTING Address 526 fulham road London United Kingdom See on map Links Website Opens in new window EU contribution € 0,00 Participants (8) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all INSTITUTE FOR EUROPEAN ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY United Kingdom EU contribution € 0,00 Address 28 queen anne´s gate London See on map Links Website Opens in new window POLICY STUDIES INSTITUTE United Kingdom EU contribution € 0,00 Address 100 park village east London See on map Links Website Opens in new window UNIVERSITY OF VERSAILLES SAINT QUENTIN EN YVELINES France EU contribution € 0,00 Address 23 rue du refuge Versailles See on map Links Website Opens in new window TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET DARMSTADT (DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY) Germany EU contribution € 0,00 Address Karolienplatz 5 Darmstadt See on map Links Website Opens in new window UNIVERSIDAD DE ALCALA DE HENARES Spain EU contribution € 0,00 Address Plaza de san diego s/n Alcala de hènares See on map CHARLES UNIVERSITY IN PRAGUE, FACULTY OF SCIENCE Czechia EU contribution € 0,00 Address Ovocny tnh5 Prague See on map Links Website Opens in new window REGIONALNA RAZVOJNA AGENCIJA MURA D.O.O. Slovenia EU contribution € 0,00 Address Lendavska 5a Murska sobota See on map Links Website Opens in new window WARSAW UNIVERSITY, CENTRE FOR EUROPEAN REGIONAL AND LOCAL STUDIES Poland EU contribution € 0,00 Address Krakowskie przedmiescie 26/28 Warszawa See on map
