Intermediate results of MATISSE's project are available

The main goal of the FP6 integrated project MATISSE is to develop and improve methodologies and tools supporting Integrated Sustainability Assessments (ISA). The ISA process considers different scales (time, space …) affecting the dynamics of sustainable development and integrates social, cultural, economic and ecological concerns as well as individual and collective prospects.

The main expected project's outcomes are:
1. A common conceptual framework for ISA development, implementation and evaluation in relation to different domains and contexts.
2. A future tool portfolio for ISA that will improve and interlink existing tools (and methods for ISA
3. To apply the new ISA tools in four cases :
- agriculture, forestry and land-use;
- resource use, waste and dematerialisation;
- water (using the example of Ebro delta, Spain);
- sustainable environmental technology development.
4. To ensure adequate involvement and engagement of stakeholders and policy makers throughout all project's activities.

Preliminary results of the project are publicly available as Working Papers and are open for debate and improvement. All comments and suggestions are welcome.