Territorial planning,environmental issues and social appraisal: some general implications of ‘new’ assessment methodologies |
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Authors: | Alberico Zeppetella |
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Institution: | School of Engineering , Universitá di Udine , Italy |
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Abstract: | The paper attempts to conceptualise a range of problems arising from project appraisals. The author presents some general considerations concerning the role of social appraisal in territorial planning, the theoretical weaknesses of cost‐benefit analysis in assessing the effects of projects on territorial resources and some questions relating to assessment methodologies and the welfare foundations of social appraisal within planning practices. The author moves away from evaluation as a technical process towards one which also incorporates ‘practical’ knowledge in a process of argumentation. |
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Keywords: | Cost‐benefit analysis Environmental impact ssessment Project appraisal social appraisal |
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