Tool Characteristics

Name of the tool
Eco Balance Model

Data required to utilise tool
Information about the structures of the area.

Form of output
A total and relative figure for each ecological dimension.

Type of data output
Quantitative: The input for the model is the volume information about all the structures of the area. The output of the model consists of total and relative figures for each ecological dimension.

What format is the tool available in?
Information on the tool is available from a paper:
Irmeli Harmaajärvi (2000) EcoBalance model for assessing sustainability in residential areas and relevant case studies in Finland Environment Impact Assessment Review: 20 373-380
http://www.elsevier.com/locate/eiar

What language/s is the tool available in?
Paper in English

Characterisation of the tool

Factors covered

Environment	Social	Economic	Governance
1	1	0	0

Stage when tool is usually used

Inception of idea	Design	Design assessment	Construction	Operation	Demolition
0	1	1	1	0	0