This unique volume brings together key writings from experts drawn from the first ten years of the "Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management" (JEAPM), launched in 1999 as a forum for encouraging better linkages between environmental assessment and management tools. The book is structured around four themes that focus on the characteristics of tools that influence their ability to link together effectively: The Nature of Tools; The Nature of Decision-Making and Institutional Context; The Nature of Engagement; and, The Nature of Sustainability. Edited and introduced by William Sheate, founding and present editor of "JEAPM", the book provides an analysis of what makes for successful linking of assessment and management tools, supported by theoretical and practical examples.

Key authors include Roland Clift, David Gadenne, Robert Gibson, Neils Faber, Thomas Fischer, David Lawrence, Mans Nilsson, Bronwyn Ridgway and Frank Vanclay.