Step 4 – Act

Having considered the following, you can now adjust your project:

• The three dimensions of sustainability;
• Your approach to trade-offs and synergies;
• How strongly you want to operationalise sustainability; and
• The added value this could deliver

You can now adjust your project. The table linked here signposts to specific tools which you can draw on to operationalise your specific approach sustainability in your research. Implementing AREA should affect the whole research process from research design to methodology, impact measurement and knowledge transfer.