edited by William R Sheate (Imperial College London, UK & Collingwood Environmental Planning, UK)

This unique volume brings together key writings from experts drawn from the first ten years of the Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management (JEAPM), launched in 1999 as a forum for encouraging better linkages between environmental assessment and management tools. The book is structured around four themes that focus on the characteristics of tools that influence their ability to link together effectively: The Nature of Tools; The Nature of Decision-Making and Institutional Context; The Nature of Engagement and The Nature of Sustainability.

Edited and introduced by William Sheate, founding and present editor of JEAPM, the book provides an analysis of what makes for successful linking of assessment and management tools, supported by theoretical and practical examples. Key authors include Roland Clift, David Gadenne, Robert Gibson, Neils Faber, Thomas Fischer, David Lawrence, Måns Nilsson, Bronwyn Ridgway, and Frank Vanclay.

• The Evolving Nature of Environmental Assessment and Management: Linking Tools to Help Deliver Sustainability (W R Sheate)
• The Nature of Tools:
  • Choices for EIA Process Design and Management (D P Lawrence)
  • The Project Cycle and the Role of EIA and EMS (B Ridgway)
  • A Framework for Tool Selection and Use in Integrated Assessment for Sustainable Development (W De Ridder et al.)
• The Nature of Decision-Making and Institutional Context:
  • A Systemic Framework for Environmental Decision-Making (R Van Der Vorst et al.)
  • Decision Making and Strategic Environmental Assessment (M Nilsson & H Dalkmann)
• The Nature of Engagement:
  • In It Together: Organizational Learning Through Participation in Environmental Assessment (P Fitzpatrick)
  • Social and Environmental NGOs as Users of Corporate Social Disclosure (L Danastas & D Gadenne)
• The Nature of Sustainability:
  • Organisational Sustainability: A Case for Formulating a Tailor-Made Definition (D J Kiewiet & J F J Vos)
  • Beyond the Pillars: Sustainability Assessment as a Framework for Effective Integration of Social, Economic and Ecological Considerations in Significant Decision-Making (R B Gibson)
• and other papers