Sustainable Projects Appraisal Routine SPeAR Alan Hart | Moscow
| October 2011
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2 Sustainability has many definitions
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3 Bruntland Commission - 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
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4 Time line: 1973 Oil crisis: First signs of the urgent need
for sustainable development 1979 Acid rains: First visible evidence
of pollution 1997 Kyoto protocol: First global attempt to stabilise
greenhouse gas emissions 2011 Today: Our responsibility?
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5 Sustainability is at the heart of everything we do
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6 Sustainable Development - Balancing the Agendas Social
Equality Economic Vitality Environmental Integrity Natural Resource
Conservation
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7 Societal Inclusion (lack of discrimination) Amenity Access
Form and space Building user comfort Health and Safety
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8 Economic Transportation effects Financial feasibility
Competition effects Employment/skills base Social
costs/benefits
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9 Natural Resources Materials selection and use Energy Water
Land utilization Waste management
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10 Environment Air quality and pollution Land condition Ecology
Water quality Transportation effects Archaeology and culture
Regulations and guidance
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11 Achieving a Balance Natural Resources Materials Energy Water
Land utilization Waste management Economic Transport Financial
viability Competition effects Employment/skills base Social
costs/benefits 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
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12 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