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Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Sustainability Assessment of Policy -- 1.1.Introduction -- 1.2.Rationale -- 1.3.Understanding Discourses -- ch. 2 Sustainability Climate of Policy -- 2.1.Introduction -- 2.2.Emergence of Policy Sustainability -- 2.3.Concept of Sustainability -- 2.4.Sustainabili...

Contents note continued: 5.4.Issues Related to Actors -- 5.5.Black Boxing -- ch. 6 Components of Sustainability Assessment -- 6.1.Introduction -- 6.2.Social Adequacy -- 6.3.Scientific Adequacy -- 6.4.Status Quo -- 6.5.Policy Process -- 6.6.Policy Stimulus -- 6.7.Participation -- 6.8.Sectoral Growth...

Contents note continued: 7.10.Evaluation of Link to the Past -- 7.11.Actors and Story Line -- 7.12.Practices and Story Line -- 7.13.Reflection of Image of Change -- 7.14.Integrating Information -- 7.15.Forecasting -- 7.16.Assessing Options -- 7.17.Post-decision Assessment -- ch. 8 Assessment of Poli...

Contents note continued: 10.3.Global Resource Factor -- 10.4.Local Resource Factors -- 10.5.Participation Factor -- 10.6.Participation Catalyst -- 10.7.Economic Factors -- 10.8.Administrative Factor -- 10.9.Market Influence -- 10.10.Historical Factor -- 10.11.Other Factors -- ch. 11 Tools for Sustai...