SENSOR:

Predicting the policy impact Ex-ante impact assessment is increasingly used to facilitate policy-making for sustainable development. SENSOR was an integrated project designed to substantiate the impact assessment process. It brought together 39 research partners from 15 European countries, China, Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay. SENSOR developed a broad view across policy arenas and land use sectors, which allows the user to simulate the impacts of fundamental changes of policy orientation, such as the complete redirection of Common Agricultural Policy financial support towards research and development. The integrated project was finalised in May 2009. This website documents some of the main products and research outcomes.
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SENSOR's main product - SIAT (Sustainability Impact Assessment Tool) - is a quantitative multi-modelling tool providing prospective scenario assessment across disciplines, sectors and sustainability dimensions. It includes the valuation of simulated environmental, social and economic effects in terms of sustainability impacts. FoPIA (Framework for Participatory Impact Assessment) is another SENSOR product that complements SIAT with qualitative approaches. Both tools are complementary and should make a valuable contribution to the European Sustainable Development Strategy.

EU FP6 Integrated Project - Priority Area 1.1.6.3 "Global Change and Ecosystems"

NEWS

Tools for Impact Assessment - SENSOR final brochure more information

Final SENSOR meeting 22nd-23rd April 2009, Brussels, Belgium more information

SENSOR book more

SENSOR brochure
open/ download

SENSOR Newsletter
open/ download

IALUC April 6th - 9th, 2008
Conference Website

SIAT Prototype download

SENSOR Indicator webpage

Duration:

Dec 2004 - May 2009

Coordination:

Leibniz-Centre for Agricultural Landscape
Research (ZALF)(DE)

Contact:

by email

Scientific Officer:

Dr. Peter de Smedt, DG RTD, Strategies and Policy for Sustainable Development Unit