VI. REVIEW OF INFORMATION AND TRAINING NEEDS
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B. Training and information needs
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1. Training needs
In a recent survey of training needs, conducted for PCSD members, four priority areas were identified:
(a) environmental planning tools;
(b) sustainable development planning;
(c) environmental economics; and
(d) environmental advocacy.
Environmental planning tools which are considered to be indispensable include:
(a) ecological profiling techniques;
(b) sustainable land-use planning;
(c) environmental and natural resource accounting;
(d) environmental impact assessment;
(e) cost-benefit analysis;
(f) environmental risk assessment; and
(g) environmental planning and management.
Sustainable development planning is seen as providing an understanding of concepts, principles and practices of sustainable development, including the identification and determination of sustainable development indicators.
The broad field of environmental economics is considered vital to acquiring competence in the analysis of environmental policy and environmental impact, as well as skill in the valuation of environmental costs and benefits and their internalization into the decision-making process.
Training in environmental advocacy is mainly required by those who want to acquire skills in the management of communication systems used both for promoting environmental awareness and public participation in environmental decision-making and problem-solving.
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