Output Step Supporting Information

Useful reading material

• Using Social Tools in the Output Step
• Basic Principles of Science and Policy Integration
• Economic Specification Sheet: Cost Benefit Analysis Read abstract

  Cost benefit analysis is a means of project or policy appraisal. It involves identifying and measuring, in monetary terms, as many of the costs and benefits as possible that relate to a particular project to capture the trade-off between the benefits to society and the resources that society must give up to obtain those benefits.

• Economic Specification Sheet: Economic Valuation Read abstract

  Monetary and non-monetary methods for ecosystem services valuation are used to establish how ecosystem services and their identified changes are valued by individuals.

• Economic Specification Sheet: Financial Analysis Read abstract

  Financial analysis is based on microeconomic theory and is used to model the production process, the core of the economic activity at the level of firms or groups of firms

• Economic Specification Sheet: Input Output Analysis Read abstract

  Input-Output multipliers can be used to assess the regional (or national) economic impacts from an activity. The multipliers are derived from an Input-Output table or matrix.

• Economic Specification Sheet: Multi Criteria Analysis Read abstract

  Multi-criteria analysis compares measurable sets of criteria to assess in how far different options are achieving intended objectives and/or result in unintended side-effects.

  
  
• Policy Searching Tools
• Review of DST and its use in Coastal Contexts
• Full Version of Guide to System Output

Key references

Borner, J. (2011): Nachhaltigkeitsmanagement: Moderne Kommunikation als Konstruktion von Realität nachhaltiger Entwicklung. In: Winzer, P., Edt. (2011): Entwicklung im Wuppertaler Generic-Management-Konzept. Aachen, Shaker Verlag.

Borner, J., Bittencourt, I., Heiser, A., Edts (2003): Nachhaltigkeit in 50 Sekunden. München, Oekom Verlag.

Chandler, Daniel (2001): Semiotics: The Basics. London, Routledge. Also available at URL: http://www.aber.ac.uk/media/Documents/S4B/ (visited 01 March 2010)

Douguet J.-M., Vanderlinden J.-P., Baztan J., (2011): KerCoasts, a multimedia tool for learning and deliberation support technology on coastal zone management. A user guide, REEDS Research Report, REEDS. France, Versailles, University of Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines.

Eco, Umberto (1976): A Theory of Semiotics. Bloomington, Indiana University Press/London, Macmillan.

Flusser, V. (1995): Die Revolution der Bilder. Mannheim, Bollmann, Flusser-Reader zu Kommunikation, Medien und Design, p.8.

Golüke, U. (2001): Making Use of the Future – Scenario Building as a Tool to Solve

Regional Autonomy Conflicts. Working-Paper. München, Centrum für angewandte Politikforschung.

Guggenheim D., Director (2006): An Inconvenient Truth: A Global Warning [DVD]. Hollywood, Paramount.

Guimarães Pereira, Â., P. De Sousa Brilhante, Edts. (2005): Knowledge Assessment Methodologies Fall School Manual, PB/2005/IPSC/0384, European Communities.

Habermas, Jürgen (1981): Theorie des kommunikativen Handelns 1, Handlungsrationalität und gesellschaftliche Rationalisierung, Frankfurt am Main, Suhrkamp.

Jakobson, R., Edt (1971): Selected Writings, Vol. 2. The Hage, Mouton.

Leal, W. and Borner, J. (2005): Communicating Sustainable Development, A practical guide for communications and media professionals. For the Worldbank, Berlin, Hamburg, Santiago, TuTech Innovation GmbH, KMGNE.

Lonergan, S. (2004): Introduction in Understanding Environment, Conflict and Cooperation. Paris, United Nations Environmental Programme.

Luhmann, N. (1989): Ecological Communication, Chicago, University of Chicago Press.

Lull, J. (1995): Media, Communication, Culture. New York, Columbia University Press.

Meadows, D., Meadows, D., Randers, J. (2004): The Limits to Growth, The 30-year Update. London, Earthscan.

Michelsen, G., Godemann, J., Edts. (2007): Handbuch der Nachhaltigkeitskommunikation, Grundlagen und Praxis. Muenchen, Oekom Verlag.

Sharma, S.K., Starik, M., Edts. (2004): Stakeholders, the Environment and Society. Cheltenham, Edward Elgar Publishing.

Stern, N. (2006): Stern Review, The Economics of Climate Change. London, HM Treasury.

Tàbara, D. (2006): Participatory Sustainability Assessment using computer models. In P. Vakerling et al. Puzzle Solving For Policy – II. International Institute of Integrative Studies, European Forum for Integrated Environmental Assessment, Maastricht.

Woodcock, G.L. (1986): Planning, Politics and Communications. Gower Publishing Company Limited, Aldershot.