Sustainable Development · 2004 · 112 citations · 25 references
ManagementProject ManagementSustainability ManagementProject GovernanceSustainability ScienceSustainable DevelopmentEnvironmental SustainabilityStakeholder AnalysisSustainability Assessment
The paper describes the practical application of systemic sustainability analysis (SSA) in a Blue Plan project within the Mediterranean Action Plan, noting that SSA/SPSA is not a finished or definitive method. The study focuses on lessons learned from applying SSA/SPSA within a classic blueprint project framework and argues that the approach is evolving and adaptable to local needs. SSA was adapted to a systemic and prospective sustainability analysis (SPSA) context in Malta, with the process summarized and stakeholder comments incorporated. Preliminary outcomes suggest that SSA/SPSA is a developing, flexible approach that can be tailored to specific circumstances. © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and ERP Environment.
Abstract The practical application of systemic sustainability analysis (SSA; Bell and Morse, 1999) as applied in a project instigated and managed by ‘Blue Plan’, one of the regional activity centres of the Mediterranean Action Plan, is set out and explained in this paper. The context in which SSA was applied and adapted to SPSA (systemic and prospective sustainability analysis) is described in the Mediterranean, primarily in Malta. The SSA process is summarized, its extension and linkage to the prospective approach is described and the comments of stakeholders in the context are added. Some preliminary outcomes are suggested. The particular focus of the paper is on the lessons learned from doing SSA/SPSA within a classic blueprint project framework. It is not assumed that SSA/SPSA is ‘finished’ or ‘definitive’. Rather, we suggest that it is a developing and changing approach that practitioners can adapt and change to meet the specific needs of the circumstances that confront them. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and ERP Environment.
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