Opasnet:Guidebook specification

Guidebook specification describes the contents of the guidebook (to be developed).

Guidebook (product) 1

1. • Scope of the guidebook 9
2. Assessment (universal product)
   • Scope. Why to do (impact) assessment 3, 6, 12
   • Definition
     • What is an impact assessment
     • Different assessments: HIA, RA, IA... 4-5 (possibly own articles)
3. Impact assessment (product)
   • Scope:
     • Purpose, questions 27
     • Boundaries 29
     • Scenarios 30-33
   • Definition
     • Variables
     • Analyses
   • Result
     • Results
     • Conclusions
4. Performing an impact assessment (process) 10
   • Scope: General methodology 10
     • description of methodology used 11
   • Definition
     • Phases of an impact assessment 16
       • Scoping an impact assessment 26
       • Applying general information
       • Drawing a causal diagram 34
       • Designing variables
       • Executing variables and analyses
       • Reporting an assessment
5. Open participation in (risk) assessment (process) 8
6. Causal diagram (product) 35
7. Emissions (universal product)
8. Exposures (universal product)
9. Emission modelling (process) 36-39
   • Scope
   • Definition
     • How to model 37
     • Sectoral, spatial, and temporal resolution 38
10. Source-to-exposure modelling (process) 40
    • Scope: purpose
    • Definition: Different types 41
    • See also: pointers to resource centre 42
11. Exposure-response function (universal product) 44
    • Scope 45
    • Definition: Different types 46
12. Exposure-response function modelling (process)
    • Scope
    • Definition: How can they be derived? 47-48
13. Performing meta-analysis (process) 48
14. Risk characterisation (process) 51
    • Scope
    • Definition: Selecting indicators 50
15. Disability-adjusted life year (procuct) 52
    • Scope
    • Definition:
      • How are they derived 54
      • Alternatives 53
16. Quality-adjusted life year (product) 52
17. Risk perception (product) 55
18. Multi-attribute utility analysis (process) 55
19. Value judgement (product) 56
20. Value-of-information analysis (process) 57
21. Uncertainties (product)
    • Scope
    • Definition
      • Uncertainty of the result: parameter uncertainty
      • Uncertainty of the definition: model uncertainty
      • Uncertainty of the scope: relevance
22. Uncertainty assessment (process) 39, 43, 49, 58, 65, 69
    • Scope
    • Definition
      • Qualitative methods eg pedigree matrix 71
      • Quantitative methods 72-73
      • When to use which method? 73
23. Uncertainty tools (process) 76
24. Propagating uncertainties (process) 72
    • Scope
    • Definition
      • Monte Carlo 72
      • Bayesian analysis 72
25. Monetary value (product) 59
    • Scope: Why do we need monetary values 60
      • Boundaries: Why do we choose monetary values and not utility points? 61
    • Definition: How are monetary values derived 63
26. Discounting (process?) 64
27. Cost-benefit analysis (product) 62
28. Reporting an assessment (process) 67
    • Scope
    • Definition
      • Reporting uncertainties 70, 73
29. Stakeholder involvement (process) 68
30. Impacts (product) 77
    • Scope
    • Definition
      • Health impacts
      • Global warming 78
      • Accidents 79
      • Exosystems and biodiversity 80
31. Health impacts (universal product)