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Book SynopsisThis comprehensive Handbook shows how Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA), an important decision support tool for strategies, policies, plans and programmes, is applied globally. It reflects on SEA practices and the advancements made over the past three decades in the development of SEA.
Forty-six expert international contributors discuss the conceptual approaches and applications of SEA in 31 countries, examining numerous sectors, including land-use, transport, energy and water. They also explore how SEA is applied at trans-national, national, regional and local levels, and at a range of decision tiers, including in strategy and policy, as well as in plans and programmes. Analysing how different situations of application are systematically approached, chapters provide a critical insight into the objectives of SEA and the range of methodologies that are available. Taking a forward-thinking approach, the Handbook also identifies key trends and prospects for SEA in addition to addressing issues of SEA effectiveness and theory development.
This Handbook will be a valuable resource for academics and students of environmental governance and regulation. It will also be beneficial for impact assessment practitioners, environmental NGOs and policy makers in the fields of environment and sustainability.
Trade Review'Rather than a procedure or a specific approach SEA is considered a toolkit or a family of tools. This fits well with the concept of ''selection logic'' the authors of this book suggest as a basis of an SEA theory: a concept that would allow SEA practitioners to select the best methods, processes and strategies for a given application.' -- From the Foreword by Rob Verheem, Netherlands Commission for Environmental Assessment
'If you want to know what's happening in the developed and developing world in applying Strategic Environmental Assessment, this is the definitive account. The evolving practices surrounding this important decision-making tool are ably and thoughtfully presented. In addition, the editors have done a masterful job of putting together a balanced presentation on the current ''state of the art'' as well as presenting a number of thoughtful observations on the development of a theory of SEA. This is the essential Handbook for teachers, students and practitioners of SEA.' -- William V. Kennedy, Director of the Office of Accountability, US International Development Finance Corporation
Table of ContentsContents: Foreword by Rob Verheem xix Preface xxi PART I INTRODUCTION 1 Introduction to Handbook on Strategic Environmental Assessment 2 Thomas B. Fischer and Ainhoa González PART II APPROACHES TO STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT 2 Multi-project-based strategic environmental assessment: practice in Germany 11 Anke Rehhausen, Marie Hanusch and Thomas B. Fischer 3 Objectives for , of and in strategic environmental assessment: UK practice as an example 24 Samuel J. Hayes and Thomas B. Fischer 4 Strategic thinking for sustainability (ST4S) in strategic environmental assessment 39 Maria R. Partidário 5 Territorial impact assessment: a policy assessment-like strategic environmental assessment in action 56 Naja Marot, Thomas B. Fischer, Olivier Sykes, Mojca Golobič, Tara Muthoora and Ainhoa González 6 GIS-based strategic environmental assessment 78 Ainhoa González and Davide Geneletti PART III ISSUES OF EFFECTIVENESS 7 Strategic environmental assessment effectiveness 98 Riki Thérivel and Ainhoa González 8 Does strategic environmental assessment lead to more environmentally sustainable decisions? Reflections on its substantive effectiveness 112 Thomas B. Fischer and Francois P. Retief 9 Guidelines for strategic environmental assessment in developing countries: examples from Asia 124 David Annandale, Thomas B. Fischer, Marcelo Montaño, Caroline Purcell, Jonathan Coles and Thiri Aung PART IV PRACTICE SECTION 1 SECTORAL APPLICATIONS 10 Strategic environmental assessment of spatial land-use plans 140 Ainhoa González 11 Strategic environmental assessment in transport planning 162 Charlotta Faith-Ell and Thomas B. Fischer 12 Strategic environmental assessment in the energy sector 180 Gesa Geißler, Marie Dahmen and Johann Köppel 13 Strategic environmental assessment in the water sector 201 Stephen Eric Mustow SECTION 2 INTEGRATION THROUGH STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT 14 Integration through strategic environmental assessment: the case of health in English strategic planning 218 Thomas B. Fischer, Tara Muthoora and Nicola Sworowski 15 Integrating appropriate assessment and strategic environmental assessment 233 Paul Scott 16 Integration of climatic factors into strategic environmental assessment 246 Cian O’Mahony 17 Ecosystem services in strategic environmental assessment: an integrating concept in a world of silos 264 Roel Slootweg SECTION 3 COUNTRY-SPECIFIC APPLICATIONS OF STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT 18 Strategic environmental assessment in Australia 282 Tanya Burdett and Carolyn Cameron 19 Strategic environmental assessment in Canada 303 Bram F. Noble 20 Towards advancing strategic environmental assessment practice: learning from experiences of eight European countries 317 Sara Khoshkar, Kedar Uttam, Berit Balfors, Christina Hörnberg and Thomas B. Fischer 21 Strategic environmental assessment in New Zealand 330 Richard Morgan and Nick Taylor 22 Strategic environmental assessment in South Africa: ‘The Road Not Taken’ 347 Francois P. Retief, Carli Steenkamp and Reece C. Alberts 23 Strategic environmental assessment in Brazil: an endangered species? 361 Marcelo Montaño, Ghislain Mwamba Tshibangu and Anne Caroline Malvestio 24 Strategic environmental assessment in Chile: an unfulfilled strategic promise 372 Rodrigo Jiliberto H 25 Strategic environmental assessment in India: trends and prospects 386 Urmila Jha-Thakur and Asha Rajvanshi 26 Addressing the spectrum of strategic environmental assessment potential: evolving practice in Thailand and its effectiveness 401 Chaunjit Chanchitpricha, Kanokporn Swangjang and Angus Morrison-Saunders PART V CONCLUSIONS 27 Conclusions: towards a theory of strategic environmental assessment? 424 Thomas B. Fischer and Ainhoa González Index
