Strategic environmental assessment and the water environment

The paradox of strategic environmental assessment

a r t i c l e i n f o Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) is a tool that can facilitate sustainable development and improve decision-making by introducing environmental concern early in planning processes. However, various international studies conclude that current planning practice is not taking full advantage of the tool, and we therefore define the paradox of SEA as the methodological ...

Environmental Assessment and Strategic Technology Choice

The scale of the required changes is huge, and time is limited if we are to avoid the most severe effects of climate change. To reduce greenhouse gas emissions from road transport, several fuels and electricity originating from renewable energy sources have been proposed, all of them in different stages of development and with various and shifting environmental impacts. This thesis aims at incr...

The Application of Strategic Environmental Assessment in Regional Planning and Practice: Sahand Region

Ecosystem services inclusive strategic environmental assessment

Available online 1 February 2013

Strategic environmental assessment of policies and plans: Legislation and Implementation