SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT EVALUATIONS IN EUROPE — MARKET ANALYSIS, META EVALUATION AND FUTURE CHALLENGES

André Martinuzzi ()
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André Martinuzzi: Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration, Rossauer Lände 23, A-1090 Vienna, Austria

Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management (JEAPM), 2004, vol. 06, issue 04, 411-442

Abstract: In May 2002 and 2003, two EuroConferences on "Evaluation of Sustainability" took place in Vienna. The key objectives of the two conferences were to support an international and interdisciplinary exchange of experience, to provide training opportunities to young researchers and to build capacities for evaluations in the context of sustainable development. In the course of the series young researchers carried out country surveys, analysing the state of Sustainable Development (SD) Evaluations in their home countries. In addition, a meta-evaluation of 106 evaluation reports analysed the extent to which evaluation standards are considered. Based on the surveys conducted in 10 countries by young researchers and the findings of the meta-evaluation, the article provides a market analysis, showing the fields of application in which SD-evaluations are conducted and which driving forces may lead to a better institutionalisation of SD-evaluations. Based on the presentations and discussions at the two conferences, future research questions and policy recommendations are identified. A new "Governance by Evaluation" policy style is outlined as a concluding recommendation.

Keywords: Evaluation; sustainable development; market analysis; meta-evaluation; evaluation standards; evaluation methodology; impact assessment; structural funds; local agenda 21; national sustainability strategies (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2004
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