Sustainability Evaluation Model

The integration of a range of sustainability indicators, processes, techniques and tools to provide a holistic approach to sustainability assessment and the sustainable management of an amenity, or other, service.

  Sustainability Impact Assessment

An assessment that records any positive or negative impacts ¯ social, economic and environmental - that an activity is likely to have on a service.

  Sustainability Indicator

A measure of an environmental, economic or social outlook or outcome that can be used to identify areas for improvement in achieving sustainability. Selecting a range of sustainability indicators (SIs), which could be categorised as Environmental Sustainability Indicators, Economic Sustainability Indicators, or Social Sustainability Indicators, that are appropriate for a particular situation is an important decision for stakeholders. A range of example SIs which might be suitable within an amenity or sports turf situation are included within this document and listed under the main indicator category heading.

  Sustainability Keystone Indicator

An indicator which can help to define a system or product, such as a sports pitch. Whilst usually seen as positive indicators, the use of a negative indicator can also help to provide valuable information on the state of a system. The ability of a turfgrass surface to sustain a certain amount of usage, without causing an unacceptable deterioration in the playing surface is influenced by a wide range of variables, particularly soil type, soil condition and sward condition. This latter feature is itself composed of many variables; each often being identified as a performance standard.

  Sustainability Management

The management and conservation of the natural environment and human manufactured products, by incorporating the concepts of debilitated sustainability (depleting natural resources) and robust sustainability (safeguarding natural resources) into the decision-making process. Multi-stakeholder engagement across the political, social, economic, environmental, technological and legal spectrums can help identify and better address unsustainable practices, when compared with narrow or limited stakeholder involvement. Collaboration and relationship building between interested parties across the

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  Sustainability Requirements

Eight requirements are identified as a core set of criteria for sustainability assessment and they must be met and show gains in each if progress towards sustainability is to be achieved. The requirements are: 1. Socio-ecological system integrity. 2. Livelihood sufficiency and opportunity. 3. Intragenerational equity (i.e. gaps in sufficiency and opportunity between rich and poor). 4. Intergenerational equity (i.e. future generations). 5. Resource maintenance and efficiency. 6. Socio-ecological civility and democratic governance. 7. Precaution and adaptation. 8. Immediate and long-term

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  Sustainability, Economic

This is about creating a system which provides adequate products and services at appropriate costs to ensure the longevity of a system, without detriment to the environment and society. There are many features which are encompassed within economic sustainability, including: • Improving the quality of human life: health, welfare and well-being. • Maintaining an economy which provides adequate financial rewards, incentives, benefits and supports within and between generations. • Eliminating poverty, malnutrition and hunger by improving redistribution of finances to provide an acceptable

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  Sustainability, Environmental

This is about protecting and improving the abundance and diversity of the natural environment, both living and non-living, for the present and future generations. There are many features which are encompassed within environmental sustainability, including: • Improving the quality of human life: health, welfare and well-being. • Taking responsibility for decisions and actions which impact on the environment. • Conserving natural resources. • Protecting wildlife. • Increasing and improving biodiversity. • Not exceeding the carrying capacity of a resource. • Not degrading the environm

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  Sustainability, Social

This is about creating an infrastructure which is open and engaging to all, provides a foundation of equity, human rights, and a place in which human needs are met and human development can progress, whilst understanding how social aspects bridge the divide with the other dimensions of sustainability. There are many features which are encompassed within social sustainability, including: • Improving the quality of human life: health, welfare and well-being. • Minimise the less beneficial and negative impacts of decisions, products, services and processes on society and communities. • Pr

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  Sustainability, Valuing and Balancing the Foundations of

We often hear that if an organisation, product or service is not financially viable (basically meaning profitable) then sustainability cannot be achieved. All other aspects are considered as secondary to this financial criterion. This is very much an economic view of sustainability but is misplaced because financial viability is seen as the core foundation of sustainability, with social and environmental issues being distinctly relegated to second and third place in importance. Whenever this approach is encountered it is important to clarify the impartiality of the originator to better underst

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