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Hall's 'Kiss Backwards' model for evaluation

In GG5 a vital skill you need to be able to do is evaluate the sustainability of projects and schemes.

I invented this model a few years ago and it seems to have been a help. It doesn't always fit the question exactly and you have to use it creatively!

Here's how it works:

Supposing you need to evaluate a water resource scheme or a tourism project then simply Kiss Backwards!!

Scale
Stakeholders
Investment
Knock on effects

Scale: is the scale of the project/scheme appropriate to the scale of the problem or the scale the solution requires?

Stakeholders: who are they? Does the scheme meet the needs of the most needy stakeholders? Is there a conflict between the stakeholders and does this scheme/project keep the conflicts to a minimum?

Investment: is the funding required realistic? Where will it come from? Is the scheme sustainable financially over a long period? Is the investment in technology appropriate and the maintenance sustainable?

Knock on: this is where good and bad SEED is needed!
social
economic
environmental
demographic

Here you need to do a 'balance sheet' and weigh the good seed against the bad.

So, what are the positive and negative social/economic/environmental/demographic impacts?

Technically these are what are known as:
positive and negative 'externalities'.