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| Author: | Gasparatos, A. |
| Title: | Embedded value systems in sustainability assessment tools and their implications |
| Journal: | Journal of Environmental Management
2010 : AUG, VOL. 91:8, p. 1613-1622 |
| Index terms: | participation tools institutions evaluation |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | This article examines the implications that arise with the selection of specific sustainability evaluation tools. In this paper, sustainability evaluation tools are conceptualized as value articulating institutions and as such their choice is far from a trivial matter. Their choice can entail various ethical and practical repercussions. In most cases the choice of the evaluation tool is made by the analyst without taking into account the values of the affected stakeholders. This paper argues that the selection of evaluation tools should be consistent with the values of the affected stakeholders. Different sustainability evaluation tools' assumptions are critically reviewed and a number of suggestions that could facilitate the choice of the most appropriate tool are provided. It is expected that conscious evaluation tool selection will reduce the risk of providing distorted sustainability evaluations. |
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