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Sustainable decisions on the agenda – a decision support tool and its application on climate-change adaptation
- Source :
- Local Environment. 21:85-104
- Publication Year :
- 2014
- Publisher :
- Informa UK Limited, 2014.
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Abstract
- A decision support tool aiming to facilitate discussion and transparency in land-use planning processes has been developed. It includes process steps initiating with an analysis of the current situation, identification of relevant actions and sustainability analysis steps. The sustainability was subdivided into human health and environment, resources, and social and economic impacts. The main difference between this risk analysis tool and others is the allowance of comparisons of present risks and consequences of measures early in the process. It also includes assessments from short- and long-term perspectives, such as taking into account climate change. It combines classic risk analysis with life-cycle assessment procedure. It has been developed and tested in co-operation with municipalities. The tests show that the tool is applicable and can be relevant in the planning process. It offers an iterative discussion framework that is systematic, condensed and yet a simplistic way of describing consequences. ...
- Subjects :
- Risk analysis
Decision support system
010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences
business.industry
Computer science
Process (engineering)
Geography, Planning and Development
Environmental resource management
Allowance (engineering)
010501 environmental sciences
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
01 natural sciences
Identification (information)
Risk analysis (engineering)
Transparency (graphic)
Sustainability
Economic impact analysis
business
0105 earth and related environmental sciences
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Details
- ISSN :
- 14696711 and 13549839
- Volume :
- 21
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Local Environment
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........33b859cec48646d16cf524a05f0014b6