Methodologies for integrating impact assessment in the field of sustainable development

Objective

The present proposal puts forward a methodology for integrating impact assessment in the field of sustainable development. The areas covered are climate change, impacts on health, buildings and eco-systems, transport, economic impacts and energy-related issues. At the heart of the approach lies the construction of a tool for policy integration incorporating hedging on a large number of objectives. To achieve its goals, the project involves definition of measurable sustainable development indicators and selection of policy instruments for affecting these indicators, development of tools representing the entire chain from instrument to indicator for the above mentioned areas, evaluation of instrument costs, development of stochastic models of the instrument-to-indicator chain and impact analysis with the aid of a policy integration tool. The results of the analysis will be used for integrated policy exploration.

Programme(s)

• FP5-EESD - Programme for research, technological development and demonstration on "Energy, environment and sustainable development, 1998-2002"

Topic(s)

• 1.1.4.-7. - RTD activities of a generic nature

Funding Scheme

CSC - Cost-sharing contracts

Coordinator

Institute of Communication and Computer Systems

Address

Patission Street 42
10682 Athens
Greece

Participants (5)

CENTRALE RECHERCHE SA

France

Address

Ecole Centrale Paris, Grande Voie Des Vignes .
92295 Chatenay Malabry

CENTRE FOR EUROPEAN ECONOMIC RESEARCH

Germany

Address

Hl 7-1
68161 Mannheim

INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR APPLIED SYSTEM ANALYSIS

Austria

Address

1,Schlossplatz 1
2361 Laxenburg

THE CHANCELLOR, MASTERS AND SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD

United Kingdom

Address

Parks Road
OX1 3PJ Oxford

VITO - VLAAMSE INSTELLING VOOR TECHNOLOGISCH ONDERZOEK NV

Belgium

Address

200,Boeretang 200
2400 Mol