Strategic Environmental Assessment And Urban Planning

Author : Giovanni Campeol
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2020-07-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783030461805

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Strategic Environmental Assessment and Urban Planning by Giovanni Campeol Pdf

This volume gathers a selection of research contributions on Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA), including theoretical and methodological studies and real-world case studies. It sheds new light on the respective steps in the procedure defined in the SEA Directive from theoretical and operational standpoints, intended to enhance the sustainability of plans and programmes adopted by local, regional and national authorities. Improving the legitimacy and transparency of decision-making in the field of environmental management was one of the goals that led the European Commission (EU) to adopt Directive 2001/42/EC on the assessment of environmental programmes’ effects. This book provides a multidisciplinary approach to SEA, and addresses the demand for policies and strategies to strengthen resilience through concrete measures to reduce energy consumption, mitigate pollution, promote social inclusion and create urban identity.

Author : Fabio Cutaia
Publisher : Springer
Page : 111 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2016-07-20
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783319421322

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Strategic Environmental Assessment: Integrating Landscape and Urban Planning by Fabio Cutaia Pdf

This book explores the opportunities offered by Strategic Environmental Assessment in the context of guaranteeing the synchronized integration of landscape (in all its aspects) within urban plans, thereby helping to overcome the constraints of rigidly framed, sector-focused laws and a purely aesthetic concept of landscape. In pursuit of this goal, various scholars have previously attempted to construct arrays of indicators relating to the different conceptions of “landscape”. This book critically examines the most complete proposals of this nature, systematizing and comparing them and, finally, offering some guidelines with respect to their codification within specific application protocols. After opening chapters exploring the origins of the problem and analysing the European normative frame for Strategic Environmental Assessment, two case studies are described and discussed. A model is then presented for the evaluation of the effects of urban plans on landscape, including in cultural and perceptual terms. The author demonstrates that, when suitably employed, Strategic Environmental Assessment can indeed facilitate the integration of environmental, economic, and social sustainability into urban planning.

Author : Michael Short,Mark Baker,Jeremy Carter,Stephen Jay,Carys Jones
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2013-06-17
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781136556579

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Strategic Environmental Assessment and Land Use Planning by Michael Short,Mark Baker,Jeremy Carter,Stephen Jay,Carys Jones Pdf

'A wonderfully international and up-to-date perspective on strategic environmental assessment of land use plans by leading experts in the field. Strategic Environmental Assessment and Land Use Planning covers not only how much such SEAs are carried out and in what context, but whether they are effective and why. It provides invaluable insights for practitioners and researchers in this rapidy evolving field' Riki Therivel, author of Strategic Environmental Assessment in Action Strategic Environmental Assessment and Land Use Planning provides an authoritative, international evaluation of the SEA of land use plans. The editors place the SEA of land use plans in context, and uniquely qualified contributors then evaluate systems in Canada, Denmark, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, Ireland, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, South Africa, Sweden, the United Kingdom, the United States and the World Bank. These chapters provide a description of the context in each country, a case study of the use of SEA in land use planning and an evaluation of each SEA system against a set of generic criteria specially designed to anlayse different aspects of SEA. The contributors critically review each SEA system, SEA process and SEA outcome, and conclude by summarizing their findings. The editors draw the various national perspectives together in a final chapter and derive widely applicable conclusions about SEA and land use planning. This book is a core text for all students in environmental assessment, land use planning, environmental science, environmental management, development studies, geography, landscape design and law and engineering. It is also essential reading for all governments and environmental regulators, academics, researchers and environmental and planning consultants worldwide who are involvedin SEA research, practice and training.

Author : Riki Therivel,Maria Rosario Paridario
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2013-10-11
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781134176144

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The Practice of Strategic Environmental Assessment by Riki Therivel,Maria Rosario Paridario Pdf

The practical application of strategic environmental assessment (SEA) is becoming increasingly common. A growing number of SEAs are being undertaken around the world, and several countries have issued guidance on how these should be carried out. However, few countries as yet have formal SEA regulations, and few completed SEAs have demonstrated all the elements of current best practice. The Practice of Strategic Environmental Assessment aims to provide a unique analysis of SEAs which have been undertaken, drawing on a variety of methods and circumstances to illustrate how best practice can be achieved, and providing inspiration for those considering studying, commission or carrying out an SEA. Part I sets the rest of the book in context, giving a review of international SEA guidance and regulations, and discussing models and methodologies. Part II then analyses a comprehensive set of case studies from countries which have extensive experience in SEA, or which provide particularly good examples. The case studies are discussed in three sections ? sectoral SEAs, SEAs of land-use plans and SEAs of policies ? and provide examples of different scales and approaches, as well as country-specific experience. The final chapter draws out some constraints to effective SEA, as well as positive themes which show how effective SEA can contribute to wider environmental assessment. Written by an international team of SEA practitioners and experts, this volume will be of particular use to students of environmental policy and management, environmental consultants, local authorities, policy-makers and anyone involved in the commissioning, process or review of SEAs.

Author : Pietro Caratti,Holger Dalkmann,Rodrigo Jiliberto
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2004-01-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781845421533

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Analysing Strategic Environmental Assessment by Pietro Caratti,Holger Dalkmann,Rodrigo Jiliberto Pdf

The book is useful, easy to read and a good addition to the references list of practitioners who use strategic environmental assessment as a day-to-day tool. Eagle Bulletin The European Directive on strategic environmental assessment requires implementing legislation and guidance in each of the European member states. Other countries worldwide are also establishing procedures for strategic environmental assessment. This very timely book on analytical strategic environmental assessment (ANSEA) deals head-on with the decision-making systems that these regulations and guidance documents are supposed to influence. ANSEA focuses on the quality of the decision-making process rather than on the impacts of the decision; on describing the decision process rather than the output of the decisions, and on ensuring full integration of environmental values in decision-making. From the foreword by Riki Therivel Analytical Strategic Environmental Assessment (ANSEA) is an insightful new approach to environmental evaluation, based on decision theory, policy analysis and environmental considerations. These concepts, though not new in their own fields of application, are combined and integrated in an innovative fashion. This book presents recent research on the implementation of the ANSEA approach which aims to ensure environmental values are properly integrated into the decision-making process. ANSEA was developed to contribute to the systematic integration of environmental protection objectives in strategic decision-making which, in turn, will contribute to the promotion of sustainable development. The method can be applied to analyse how environmental and sustainability issues are addressed in decision-making processes at both the national and local level for a variety of different policies. Importantly, the focus is on evaluating the decision-making process itself, rather than the quantitative output of an assessment. With explicatory examples and practical case studies, the distinguished, interdisciplinary authors clearly illustrate how a decision-centred approach to environmental assessment can be successfully achieved. At a time when a new European directive requires the implementation of strategic environmental assessment (SEA) into all relevant decision-making processes, this timely book will be required reading for environmental policymakers in all EU member states. It will also be a valuable source of information and reference for researchers, academics and consultants in the fields of planning, environmental evaluation and environmental management.

Author : Angela Hull,E.R. Alexander,Abdul Khakee,Johan Woltjer
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2012-03-29
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781136700422

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Evaluation for Participation and Sustainability in Planning by Angela Hull,E.R. Alexander,Abdul Khakee,Johan Woltjer Pdf

Planning evaluation is required to establish the success of planning interventions – both of physical developments and new approaches. Yet this should not be a task undertaken purely by professionals without participation by those affected by the process and outcomes of the projects. This book provides case studies and advice on how to balance conservation with economic growth, the cost effectiveness of plans alongside the effects upon the community and the importance of engaging with all stakeholders involved in a project. Practical aspects of the evaluation process covered include: how evaluation is used in planning introducing new kinds of information or criteria alternative ways of collecting/presenting information how strategic planning objectives are implemented in local practice. International contributors provide empirical studies and cases of application which are of practical value to those involved in the evaluation of planning. The book concludes by offering a new paradigm – a locally oriented, context-specific, participatory and multi-disciplinary approach to planning evaluation.

Author : Stephen Curwell
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781134354450

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Sustainable Urban Development Volume 1 by Stephen Curwell Pdf

Based on original research, this first volume of a set of groundbreaking new books sets out a framework for analyzing sustainable urban development and develops a set of protocols for evaluating the sustainability of urban development.Protocols included are for sustainable urban planning, urban property development, urban design, the construction, operation and use of buildings. Using these protocols, the book goes on to provide a directory of environmental assessment methods for evaluating the sustainability of urban development and also maps out how these assessment methods are bei.

Author : Josef Leitmann
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 94 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0821327909

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Rapid Urban Environmental Assessment: Methodology and preliminary findings by Josef Leitmann Pdf

Urban Management Program Series Paper 14. A recent evaluation of urban research in developing countries noted that scant data are available on the urban environment, as little research has been done on the topic. This first volume in a two-volume set describes the development of a three-step evaluation process whereby data are collected and analyzed to support the involvement of stakeholders, suggests future directions and improvements, and summarizes results from use of the approach in selected cities. The second of a two- volume set (see below) contains tools that practitioners and researchers can apply directly in the field. See also Volume 2 (ISBN 0-8213-2791-7) Stock No. 12791.

Author : S. R. Curwell,Mark Deakin,Martin Symes
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0415322146

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Sustainable Urban Development: The framework and protocols for environmental assessment by S. R. Curwell,Mark Deakin,Martin Symes Pdf

This book examines the models of sustainable development and sets out a framework for analysing urban development and the sustainability issues which can arise.

Author : Carys E. Jones,Edited By Carys Jones ... [et Al.]
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 6000000464

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Strategic Environmental Assessment and Land Use Planning by Carys E. Jones,Edited By Carys Jones ... [et Al.] Pdf

Author : Riki Therivel
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2013-06-17
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781136556517

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Strategic Environmental Assessment in Action by Riki Therivel Pdf

This practical guide, written by a practitioner for practitioners, presents a coherent and straightforward 'how-to-do-it' approach to the strategic environmental assessment (SEA) process. Part one provides an overview of the aims, principles, advantages and problems of SEA as well as looking at key SEA regulations and their requirements. Part two examines the SEA process in considerable detail including setting the policy context, describing the baseline, identifying alternatives, predicting and evaluating impacts and using the SEA information in decision-making. Part three is devoted to as.

Author : Hugh Barton,Catherine Tsourou
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2013-07-04
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781135159368

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Healthy Urban Planning by Hugh Barton,Catherine Tsourou Pdf

Healthy Urban Planning aims to refocus urban planners on the implications of their work for human health and well-being. If many of the problems faced in cities are to be resolved, improving health will be the fundamental goal of urban planners. Poor housing, poverty, stress, pollution, and lack of access to jobs, goods and services all impact upon health. This book provides practical advice on ways to integrate health and urban planning and will be essential reading for urban planners, developers, urban designers, transport planners, and those working in the fields of regeneration and renewal. It will also be of interest to those with an interest in sustainable development.

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2006-11-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789264026582

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DAC Guidelines and Reference Series Applying Strategic Environmental Assessment Good Practice Guidance for Development Co-operation by OECD Pdf

This Guidance volume explains the benefits of using SEA in development co-operation and sets out key steps for its application based on recent experiences.

Author : Mark Deakin,Gordon Mitchell,Peter Nijkamp,Ron Vreeker
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 528 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2007-04-11
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781134354382

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Sustainable Urban Development Volume 2 by Mark Deakin,Gordon Mitchell,Peter Nijkamp,Ron Vreeker Pdf

In this book, the second of a three-volume series, leading authorities on the methodology of environmental assessment provide a unique insight into questions of critical importance to sustainable urban development. Using the framework and protocols set out in Volume 1, Volume 2 examines how well the environmental assessment methods evaluate the ecological integrity of urban development and equity of the resulting resource distribution. The examination focuses on: the instruments of environmental assessment approaches to environmental assessment based in systems-thinking methods for environmental, economic and social assessments their use in evaluating the sustainability of urban development. The Sustainable Urban Development Series contains the research and debate of the BEQUEST (Building, Environmental Quality Evaluation for Sustainability) network funded by the European Commission. Together the books provide a framework, set of protocols, environmental assessment methods and toolkit for policy makers, academics, professionals and advanced level students in urban planning and studies, as well as other areas of the built environment.

Author : Thomas B. Fischer
Publisher : Earthscan
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781844074532

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The Theory and Practice of Strategic Environmental Assessment by Thomas B. Fischer Pdf

First Published in 2007. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.