The Strategic Environmental Assessment Directive

Author : Gregory Jones QC,Eloise Scotford
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2017-02-23
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781782255529

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The Strategic Environmental Assessment Directive by Gregory Jones QC,Eloise Scotford Pdf

The Strategic Environmental Assessment Directive (Directive 2001/42/EC) (SEA Directive) has been a lurking legal presence in EU and UK environmental law. Now, just over a decade since its implementation, the impacts of the SEA Directive are beginning to be felt throughout the UK, and more broadly throughout the European Union as a whole. These developments have been driven both by the expansive interpretation of the Directive's scope by the Court of Justice of the European Union and by a slow learning process about how this new type of regulation should be legally interpreted and applied. This edited collection is the first volume to reflect comprehensively on the emerging legal identity of SEA in the EU and UK. With contributions addressing the impact of the SEA Directive on the fields of town and country planning and European environmental law, the book is a comprehensive analysis of all aspects of the Directive, from its history and scope, to its impact on governmental policy and its implications in practice. The volume both reflects on key cases such as Case C-567/10 Inter-Environnement Bruxelles and HS2, and looks forward, as it considers and projects future legal implications of the SEA Directive. Written by a blend of distinguished academics and leading practitioners, it provides an in-depth critique and rounded appreciation of both the immediate practical effects of SEA and its wider impact on European and UK environmental law.

Author : Thomas B Fischer
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2010-09-23
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781136535727

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

Anyone serious about integrating environmental factors into planning and policy making will gain new insights and ideas from Fischers book on SEA; and students, teachers and practitioners of the subject will find the book essential. Leonard Ortolano, Professor at Stanford University, USA Fischers book demystifies the process and substantive analytical dimensions of SEA. Offering solidly documented empirical evidence of the value of SEA to development, the knowledge captured in this book is a great contribution to the practice. Linda Ghanime, Environmental Operations and Policy Adviser, United Nations Development Program This book is an invaluable reference text for SEA practitioners. I recommend it to everyone! Xu He, Professor and Director of the Strategic Environmental Assessment Center at Nankai University, China Fischer gives a concise and wellstructured account of SEA as it is used today. Readers thus will gain important insights into SEA: why it is important, how it works, and what it can and should achieve. Professor Thomas Bunge, Federal Environment Agency, Germany Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) is a fast-growing and rapidly evolving professional field driven by both advances in theory and practice and by regulatory requirements in Europe, North America, Australasia, South Africa and increasingly across Asia. However, to date, analysis of existing practice and associated reporting has remained far from systematic and there has been a clear need for a comprehensive textbook to facilitate teaching, learning and practice in this burgeoning field. This textbook, the first of its kind, provides for a state-ofthe-art review of SEA theory and practice and promotes a more systematic approach to SEA. It is written for a wide student, professional and academic audience and aims particularly at supporting the development of SEA modules in undergraduate and postgraduate planning, environmental assessment, engineering and law courses. It provides an overview of the fundamental principles and rules of SEA, reports systematically on international SEA practice and theory and pushes the envelope by developing the theory. Supporting material includes boxed examples and case studies from around the world, extra reading suggestions and a glossary of terms. This is the essential book for all students, professionals and academics in SEA and EIA and follow-up worldwide.

Author : Volker Kleinschmidt,Dieter Wagner
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 267 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2013-03-09
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789401730914

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Strategic Environmental Assessment in Europe by Volker Kleinschmidt,Dieter Wagner Pdf

SEA, in particular, one study which dealt with the I. WORKSHOP OBJECTIVES AND development of an overall research strategy for FINDINGS - INTRODUCTION EIAISEA. 2 On 4th December 1996, the Commission Volker Kleinschmidt & Dieter Wagner, passed a "Proposal for a Council Directive on the PRO TERRA TEAM GmbH / Stadt-und Assessment of the Effects of Certain Plans and Regionalplanung Dr. Paul G. Jansen) Programmes on the Environment". 3 Finally, after years of negotiations, there is a proposal for a SEA Directive which now has to be discussed within the institutions of the European Union and its Member States. The scope of the Potsdam workshop covers 1. INTRODUCTION Strategic Environmental Assessment for decisions above the project level, Le. for plans, programmes and policies. The principal tasks of the workshop Since 1990, the Directorate General XI of the were: European Commission has supported and co • to specify current SEA-related methodologies and ordinated several international expert meetings in procedures, to identify major deficiencies and to the field of "Environmental Impact Assessment". propose means of overcoming these, The participants of these meetings were drawn from • to identify constraints to SEA implementation in ministries, different branches of public administra the Member States and means of overcoming tion, EIA-Centres and research institutes. The par these constraints, ticipants coming from different backgrounds ensured • to identify SEA research and training needs, intensive, interdisciplinary discussions. The previous training methods and means of implementing workshops have focused on the following topics: these.

Author : Barry Sadler,Barry Dalal-Clayton
Publisher : Earthscan
Page : 504 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781849772631

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Strategic Environmental Assessment by Barry Sadler,Barry Dalal-Clayton Pdf

This unique sourcebook provides a global, state-of-the-art review of the rapidly evolving field of strategic environmental assessment (SEA) that is intended to serve as a baseline for the work of an OECD Task Team on SEA and a UNEP initiative on integrated planning and assessment. It describes trends in application and experience in different contexts worldwide, providing in-depth coverage of the status of SEA systems, and practice in developed, transitional and developing countries by a range of development agencies. The book draws on a large body of published and unpublished material, and contributions from a wide range of individual experts, organizations and agencies. It provides an unparalleled and invaluable understanding of the emerging scope and potential of SEA and describes how, when and where it is being used. The sourcebook includes a probing review of concepts, terminology, approaches and tools of SEA, and a comparative analysis of the different types of existing SEA systems. The volume also contains many case examples illustrating SEA practice in different countries and contexts, a full set of references and a number of appendices containing source materials.

Author : Canada. Privy Council Office,Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
Publisher : Bureau du Conseil privé
Page : 20 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2004-01-01
Category : Environmental impact analysis
ISBN : 0662679903

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Strategic Environmental Assessment by Canada. Privy Council Office,Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency Pdf

Author : Riki Therivel
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2013-06-17
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781136556500

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Strategic Environmental Assessment in Action by Riki Therivel Pdf

First Published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Author : Michael Schmidt,Elsa Joao,Eike Albrecht
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 744 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2006-02-20
Category : Law
ISBN : 9783540271345

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Implementing Strategic Environmental Assessment by Michael Schmidt,Elsa Joao,Eike Albrecht Pdf

This comprehensive Handbook describes the implementation of SEA in 18 countries around the world, as well as a critical analysis of different SEA methodologies. It introduces key SEA principles and the legal requirements of the new European SEA Directive, which became law in 2004, and describes the implementation of SEA in 11 European Union countries, as well as the USA, Canada and New Zealand. This is contrasted with SEA requirements of four developing countries.

Author : Barry Sadler,Jiří Dusík
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2016-03-17
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781317391234

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European and International Experiences of Strategic Environmental Assessment by Barry Sadler,Jiří Dusík Pdf

This book brings together the latest thinking in Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) and considers the key question of whether the processes are having a positive impact on strategic decision making, both in Europe and worldwide. As governments move to develop green agendas, the book explores the challenges of working within national systems, as well as the strengths and weaknesses of sector-specific SEA. The importance of stakeholder engagement is considered, as is the question of how to turn NIMBYs into WIMBYs – that is, creating positive reasons to encourage development and allow local stakeholders to profit. In assessing ways in which the practice of SEA can provide a new agenda for the 21st Century, the chapters explore current and emerging approaches, procedures and methods, along with ways in which SEA can be linked with other planning tools. The role of research and academia is considered, and the book looks beyond the current status of SEA to address the question of how practitioners can capitalise on the potential of SEA to become integrated into high-level policy as a key element of climate change mitigation strategies. Each chapter is written by internationally renowned authors and based on many years of experience in the field. The book will be essential reading for forward-thinking practitioners and students of SEA.

Author : Barry Sadler,Jiri Dusik,Thomas Fischer,Maria Partidario,Rob Verheem,Ralf Aschemann
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 642 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2012-09-10
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781136539145

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Handbook of Strategic Environmental Assessment by Barry Sadler,Jiri Dusik,Thomas Fischer,Maria Partidario,Rob Verheem,Ralf Aschemann Pdf

This authoritative handbook surveys the full breadth and depth of SEA, bringing together a range of international perspectives and insights on the theoretical, methodological and institutional dimensions and practical issues of the field. It then subjects this conventional wisdom to a critical reappraisal, looks at the vast lessons of experience and offers new ideas and interpretations as to where the field is going. The volume is organized into six major sections, beginning with an introduction and overview of the development of the field and a framework for evaluating SEA good practice. Part I comprises a review of SEA frameworks in leading countries (Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the USA), the European Union and developing regions (Africa, Asia, Latin America and Newly Independent States). Part II reviews SEA practice in several major sectors (energy, minerals, transport, water, development assistance and coastal zone management). Part III addresses the linkages between SEA and other comparable tools such as spatial planning and environmental management. Part IV probes key cross-cutting issues in SEA, including how to address cumulative and trans-boundary effects. Part V identifies ways and means of SEA process and capacity development, focusing on how to improve and upgrade the theory and practice of the field. Part VI examines the shift from conventional SEA towards more integrative approaches, drawing on experience and examples from a number of countries. Published with IAIA

Author : Simon Marsden,Timo Koivurova
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2013-11-05
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781134075133

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Transboundary Environmental Impact Assessment in the European Union by Simon Marsden,Timo Koivurova Pdf

This book examines 'The Espoo Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context', which celebrates the twentieth anniversary of its adoption in 2011, and its 'Kiev Protocol on Strategic Environmental Assessment' which came into force in July 2010. In addition to contributing to international environmental law, the Convention has prompted significant changes to European environmental law. The chapters in this collection explain the role of transboundary environmental impact assessment in international and European law, and explore the relationship between international and European law in the context of potential application of the Convention. They also examine examples of the Convention in practice, and consider the potential application of the Protocol. While the focus of the book is on the situation in the European Union, reference is made to the relationship between EU and non-EU member states, notably in connection with important cases in the Arctic, the Danube Delta and the Baltic Sea.

Author : Michael Short,Mark Baker,Jeremy Carter,Stephen Jay,Carys Jones
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 47,5 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 : Thomas B. Fischer,Ainhoa González
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2021-03-26
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781789909937

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Handbook on Strategic Environmental Assessment by Thomas B. Fischer,Ainhoa González Pdf

This 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.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 90 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Environmental impact analysis
ISBN : 1851127224

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A Draft Practical Guide to the Strategic Environmental Assessment Directive by Anonim Pdf

This consultation paper contains draft guidance on the application of EU Directive 2001/42/EC (known as the Strategic Environmental Assessment or SEA Directive) by relevant planning authorities when undertaking an environmental assessment of a plan or programme. The ODPM has overall responsibility for implementing the SEA Directive throughout the UK, although the guide has been developed jointly with the devolved administrations of the Scottish Executive, the Welsh Assembly Government and the NI Department of the Environment. Specific guidance is available separately for particular types of plans and programmes, such as land use and spatial plans in England and Scotland, and transport plans in England. Responses to this consultation document should be received by 29th October 2004 and sent to: Sarah Sing, ODPM, PICA(E), 3/C1, Eland House, Bressenden Place, London SW1E 5DU or emailed to sarah.sing@odpm.gsi.gov.uk

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 105 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Environmental law
ISBN : 1851127887

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A Practical Guide to the Strategic Environmental Assessment Directive by Anonim Pdf

Author : Thomas B Fischer
Publisher : World Scientific Publishing Company
Page : 366 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2015-12-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781783268382

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Progress in Environmental Assessment Policy, and Management Theory and Practice by Thomas B Fischer Pdf

Since becoming editor-in-chief in 2009 Thomas Fischer has overseen the publication of 22 issues of the Journal of Environmental and Policy Management. This wide-ranging and thought-provoking volume presents a selection of papers from this period. A number of these papers discuss the topics of the journal's special issues. The others offer various international and comparative perspectives on the development and implementation of environmental assessment (EA) and strategic environmental assessment (SEA). By drawing on the expertise of a number of global experts, this comprehensive volume considers the challenges, successes and progress of EA/SEA policy and management since 2009. This volume is perfect for students and researchers interested in environmental policy and its implementation and management.