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Sustainable Projects Appraisal Routine SPeAR. Alan Hart | Moscow | October 2011. Sustainability has many definitions.
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Sustainable Projects Appraisal RoutineSPeAR Alan Hart| Moscow| October 2011
BruntlandCommission - the World Commission on Environment and Development:“Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs”Sustainability approach can help us produce work that takes care of future generations, as well as improving the wellbeing of people today
Time line:1973 Oil crisis:First signs of the urgent need for sustainable development1979 Acid rains: First visible evidence of pollution1997 Kyoto protocol:First global attempt to stabilise greenhouse gas emissions2011 Today:Our responsibility?
Sustainable Development - Balancing the Agendas • Social Equality • Economic Vitality • Environmental Integrity • Natural Resource Conservation
Societal • Inclusion (lack of discrimination) • Amenity • Access • Form and space • Building user comfort • Health and Safety
Economic • Transportation effects • Financial feasibility • Competition effects • Employment/skills base • Social costs/benefits
Natural Resources • Materials selection and use • Energy • Water • Land utilization • Waste management
Environment • Air quality and pollution • Land condition • Ecology • Water quality • Transportation effects • Archaeology and culture • Regulations and guidance
Environmental Air quality Land use Ecology Water quality Transport Archaeology and culture Regulations and guidance Societal Inclusion Amenity Access Form and space Building user comfort Health and Safety Natural Resources Materials Energy Water Land utilization Waste management Economic Transport Financial viability Competition effects Employment/skills base Social costs/benefits Achieving a Balance
Sustainable Project Appraisal Routine (SPeAR) Selecting and optimising preferred options/solutions through a balanced approach to performance-against-targets for a set of interacting objectives Over 120 sub-indicators formed into the four headline topic areas By assessing the attributes of a project against these indicators, SPeAR builds a graphical image of sustainability performance, identifying strengths and challenges
SPeAR Alan Hart | Moscow | October 2011