Strategic Environmental Assessment Practice Research Articles

The regulation of Strategic Environmental Assessment in Brazil

The practice of Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) has been expanding worldwide, aiming to include environmental issues within strategic planning. However, there is no precise regulation of SEA application in Brazil, and this practice is not systematic. In this context, this paper aimed to evaluate proposals for regulating SEA in Brazil regarding the elements of a SEA system. Documented proposals were identified through literature reviews, and the identified 14 documents’ content was analysed according to best practice criteria. Gaps were identified in all proposals, and none of the proposals met all the criteria applied in this research. The definition of objectives and SEA field of application was the criteria best reached (present in more than 70% of the documents). However, most of the proposals were limited only to these points, missing other essential elements of a SEA system. These results indicate a low institutional maturity concerning SEA in Brazil.

Strategic Environmental Assessment practices in European small islands: Insights from Azores and Orkney islands

The literature concerning Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) often refers to the importance of context-specific approaches. However, there is a lack of systematised and consistent studies that enhance tailor-made SEA practices and procedures. Small islands are bounded units of study which may help explore SEA theory and practice in special territories. Small islands present particular features and unique values, such as, small size and population, geographic isolation, limited resources and vulnerable ecosystems. Hence, the main goal of this research was to profile SEA practices and procedures in European small islands and provide a background for future research aiming to improve context-specific SEA applications. To achieve this goal, an exploratory case study was developed using Azores (Portugal) and Orkney (Scotland) archipelagos. An analysis of the corresponding mainland was also carried out to contextualise both case studies. The data collection was achieved through a qualitative content analysis of 43 Environmental Reports. The research found that there is not an SEA context-specific approach used within these European small islands, including guidelines, assessment topics, assessment techniques, follow-up and stakeholders engagement. The debate concerning specific approaches to small islands must be re-focused on the enhancement of SEA capacity-building amongst different stakeholders (including decision-makers), on the development and implementation of collaborative approaches, and on the exchange of knowledge and experiences between small islands networks.

Strategic environmental assessment as an instrument for optimizing of offshore oil and gas projects

Methodology and practice of Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) implementation in optimizing programs of oil and gas development at the continental shelf is improved and evaluated. Performed SEA of oil and gas resources development at the Western Kamchatka shelf (Okhotsk’ Sea) is one of the fi rst case of SEA implementation in Russia. SEA and ecosystem services economic assessment have allowed to divide the marine area into several zones with different recommended protection status and to select the most environment friendly strategy of hydrocarbon resources prospecting and exploitation.

EDITORIAL — DISASTER AND RISK MANAGEMENT: THE ROLE OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT

Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and ManagementVol. 16, No. 03, 1401003 (2014) No AccessEDITORIAL — DISASTER AND RISK MANAGEMENT: THE ROLE OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTThomas FischerThomas Fischer Search for more papers by this author https://doi.org/10.1142/S1464333214010030Cited by:6 Next AboutSectionsPDF/EPUB ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsRecommend to Library ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditEmail References J. Artset al., Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management 14(4), (2012). Link, Google Scholar Benson, C (2007). Environmental assessment. In Tools for Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Reduction, C Benson and J Twigg (eds), http://www.preventionweb.net/files/1066_toolsformainstreamingDRR.pdf: 79–89 . Google Scholar T. B. Fischer , Theory and Practice of Strategic Environmental Assessment — Towards a More Systematic Approach ( Earthscan , London , 2007 ) . Google Scholar Fischer, TB (2009). On the role(s) of (strategic) environmental assessment in "greening" decision making. University of Utrecht, Copernicus Lecture, 2 March. http://www.twoeam-eu.net . Google Scholar Fischer, TB and O Nadeem (2013). Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Curriculum for Higher Education Institutions in Pakistan. Pakistan: IUCN. http://cmsdata.iucn.org/downloads/niap_eia_curriculum_for_hei_pdf . Google Scholar Gore, T and TB Fischer (2014). Uncovering the factors that can support and impede post-disaster EIA practice in developing countries: The case of Aceh Province, Indonesia. Environmental Impact Assessment Review, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eiar.2013.09.001 . Google Scholar Randall, J and E Jowett (2010). Green recovery and reconstruction toolkit — Environmental impact assessment tools and techniques. World Wildlife Fund, San Francisco. http://green-recovery.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Module-3-Content-Paper.pdf . Google Scholar FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsCited By 6Integration of the Standalone ‘Risk Assessment’ Section in Project Level Environmental Impact Assessment Reports for Value Addition: An Indian Case AnalysisArjun Kumar A. Rathi26 January 2023 | Sustainability, Vol. 15, No. 3Assessing impact of salinity and climate scenarios on dry season field crops in the coastal region of BangladeshAna J.P. Carcedo, Leonardo M. Bastos, Sudhir Yadav, Manoranjan K. Mondal and S.V. Krishna Jagadish et al.1 Jun 2022 | Agricultural Systems, Vol. 200Assessing Impact of Salinity and Climate Scenarios on Dry Season Field Crops in the Coastal Region of BangladeshAna Carcedo, Leonardo M. Bastos, Sudhir Yadav, Manoranjan K. Mondal and S.V. Krishna Jagadish et al.1 Jan 2021 | SSRN Electronic Journal, Vol. 106Strategic Environmental Assessment for development programs and sustainability transition in the Colombian post-conflict contextJuanita Gallego Dávila, Juan Azcárate and Lone Kørnøv1 Jan 2019 | Environmental Impact Assessment Review, Vol. 74Tools for integrating environmental objectives into policy and practice: What works where?Hens Runhaar1 Jul 2016 | Environmental Impact Assessment Review, Vol. 59How is the Role of Ecosystem Services Considered in Local Level Flood Management Policies: Case Study in Cumbria, EnglandNazmul Huq and Alexander Stubbings12 January 2016 | Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management, Vol. 17, No. 04 Recommended Vol. 16, No. 03 Metrics History Published: 7 October 2014 PDF download

Book Review: Theory and Practice of Strategic Environmental Assessment: Towards a More Systematic Approach. Thomas B. Fischer. 2007. Earthscan, London. 186 pp.

Beware this book! That is, be aware of what the Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) is before you get into this book.The product is said to be an outcome of the European Commission funded Temp...

Theory and Practice of Strategic Environmental Assessment. Towards a more systematic approach ‐ By Thomas B. Fischer

Theory and Practice of Strategic Environmental Assessment. Towards a more systematic approach ‐ By Thomas B. Fischer

Strategic environmental assessment quality assurance: evaluating and improving the consistency of judgments in assessment panels

Assessment panels and expert judgment are playing increasing roles in the practice of strategic environmental assessment (SEA). Thus, the quality of an SEA decision rests considerably on the quality of the judgments of the assessment panel. However, there exists very little guidance in the SEA literature for practitioners concerning the treatment and integration of expert judgment into SEA decision-making processes. Subsequently, the performance of SEAs based on expert judgment is often less than satisfactory, and quality improvements are required in the SEA process. Based on the lessons learned from strategic- and project-level impact assessment practices, this paper outlines a number of principles concerning the use of assessment panels in SEA decision-making, and attempts to provide some guidance for SEA practitioners in this regard. Particular attention is given to the notion and value of consistency in assessment panel judgments.

Interrelation analysis between plural relevant projects in SEA approach

The practice of Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) being practiced in many countries around the globe is still in a developing stage. The first part of this paper surveys the SEA systems being practiced and tries to compare the system being practiced in 4 countries under consideration. The second part of this paper focuses on the case study of World Exposition 2005, Japan and proposes that due to the interrelated multi-project nature, a strategic approach in the planning phase is effective.

Book reviews

Summary Books reviewed in this article.Green Backlash: Global Subversion of the Environmental Movement by Andrew RowellThe Practice of Strategic Environmental Assessment edited by Riki Thérivel and Maria Rosário PartidárioSustainability Indicators: A Report on the Project on Indicators of Sustainable Development edited by Bedrich Moldan, Suzanne Billharz and Robyn MatraversDirections in Housing Policy edited by Peter WilliamsThe Atmosphere and Oceans: A Physical Introduction. Second edition by Neil WellsIntelligent Environments: Spatial Aspects of the Information Revolution edited by Peter DroegeThe Shopping Experience edited by Pasi Falk and Colin CampbellWorld Soil. Third edition by E M BridgesA Climate Modelling Primer. Second edition by K McGuffie and A Henderson‐SellersFarms, Trees and Farmers: Responses to Agricultural Intensification edited by Michael Arnold and Peter DeweesForever England: Reflections on Race, Masculinity and Empire by Jonathan RutherfordInnovations in GIS IV edited by Zarine KempRegional Policy in Europe by Sergey S ArtobolevskiyIslam in Europe: The Politics of Religion and Community edited by Steven Vertovec and Ceri Peach

Therivel, Riki and Rosario Partidario, Maria, "The Practice of Strategic Environmental Assessment" (Book Review)

Therivel, Riki and Rosario Partidario, Maria, "The Practice of Strategic Environmental Assessment" (Book Review)