... information. Originality/value The screening level LCA‐based approach can provide grounding for environmental decision making within a reasonable time period and cost while maintaining sufficient accuracy for guiding purchasing or product decisions. A single life cycle scenario is modeled for each...

... The indicators connected in DPSEEA framework through causal relationships lead to the quantitative assessment of sustainability, which provides a unique approach for informed decision making. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 Sustainability Assessment Driving force‐pressure‐state‐effect...

...Susan Geertshuis Purpose The purpose of this paper is to describe and evidence a means of improving decision making within a sustainable resource management context. Design/methodology/approach A set of competencies required by effective decision makers is developed. Methods of improving...

...Abbas El‐Zein; David Airey; Peter Bowden; Henriikka Clarkeburn Purpose The aim of this paper is to explore the rationale for teaching sustainability and engineering ethics within a decision‐making paradigm, and critically appraise ways of achieving related learning outcomes. Design/methodology...

... system and have to be regarded as serious experts, that is knowledge specialists with a certain responsibility for information. Secondly, decision‐making experts run into problems integrating other professionals into transdisciplinary projects and should, therefore, professionalize themselves...