Browsing Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences by Author "Pope, Jenny"
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Advancing the theory and practice of impact assessment: setting the research agenda
Pope, Jenny; Bond, Alan; Morrison-Saunders, Angus; Retief, Francois (ELSEVIER, 2013)Impact assessment has been in place for over 40 years and is now practised in some form in all but two of the world's nations. In this paper we reflect on the state of the art of impact assessment theory and practice, ... -
Conceptualising and managing trade–offs in sustainability assessment
Morrison-Saunders, Angus; Pope, Jenny (ELSEVIER, 2013)One of the defining characteristics of sustainability assessment as a form of impact assessment is that it provides a forum for the explicit consideration of the trade-offs that are inherent in complex decision-making processes. ... -
Demonstrating the benefits of impact assessment for proponents
Morrison-Saunders, Angus; Bond, Alan; Pope, Jenny; Retief, Francois (Taylor & Francis, 2015)This paper is a call for more studies that explicitly demonstrate the benefits of impact assessment to proponents. While the community of impact assessment practitioners generally believe that impact assessment is beneficial ... -
Evaluating environmental impact assessment report quality in South African national parks
Sandham, Luke A.; Huysamen, Carla; Retief, Francois P.; Morrison-Saunders, Angus; Bond, Alan J.; Pope, Jenny; Alberts, Reece C. (AOSIS, 2020)This research evaluates Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) report quality for a selected sample of development projects in South African national parks. It applies an adapted version of an international EIA report quality ... -
Exploring the psychology of trade-off decision-making in environmental impact assessment
Retief, Francois; Morrison-Saunders, Angus; Geneletti, Davide; Pope, Jenny (Taylor & Francis, 2013)Dealing with trade-offs lies at the heart of environmental impact assessment (EIA). However, there has been scant reflection to date on the concept of trade-offs within the EIA literature. This paper aims to contribute ... -
Gearing up impact assessment as a vehicle for achieving the UN sustainable development goals
Morrison-Saunders, Angus; Retief, Francois; Pope, Jenny; Sanchez, Luis E.; Sinclair, John (Taylor & Francis, 2020)This article reflects on the potential for impact assessment (IA) to be a major vehicle for implementing the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). While it is acknowledged that the SDGs are intended to deliver broader ... -
Global megatrends and their implications for environmental assessment practice
Retief, Francois; Bond, Alan; Pope, Jenny; Morrison-Saunders, Angus; King, Nicholas (Elsevier, 2016)This paper addresses the future of environmental assessment (EA) practice in light of a rapidly changing world. We apply a literature review-based methodology to firstly identify key global megatrends and then reflect upon ... -
International perspectives on the strengthening of impact assessment through integration and focus
Retief, Francois; Bond, Alan; Gunn, Jill A.E.; Pope, Jenny; Morrison-Saunders, Angus (Taylor & Francis, 2014)This paper consolidates international responses to the argument that there is a need to strengthen impact assessment (IA) through greater integration and focus. It is based on invited reflections by various international ... -
Managing uncertainty, ambiguity and ignorance in impact assessment by embedding evolutionary resilience, participatory modelling and adaptive management
Bond, Alan; Morrison-Saunders, Angus; Pope, Jenny; Retief, Francois; Gunn, Jill A.E. (Elsevier, 2015)In the context of continuing uncertainty, ambiguity and ignorance in impact assessment (IA) prediction, the case is made that existing IA processes are based on false ‘normal’ assumptions that science can solve problems ... -
Sustainability assessment: the state of the art
Bond, Alan; Pope, Jenny; Morrison-Saunders, Angus Neil (Taylor & Francis, 2012)Sustainability assessment is a recent framing of impact assessment that places emphasis on delivering positive net sustainability gains now and into the future. It can be directed to any type of decision-making, can take ...