Handbook of Strategic Environmental Assessment

<p>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.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>Published with IAIA</p> <p>1. Introduction </p> <p>Part I SEA Frameworks <br> <br>2. SEA in Australia</p> <p>3. SEA in Canada</p> <p>4. SEA in New Zealand</p> <p>5. SEA in the United States</p> <p>6. SEA in the Asian Region</p> <p>7. SEA in Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia </p> <p>8. SEA in the European Union </p> <p>9. SEA in Southern Africa </p> <p>10. The SEA Protocol </p> <p>Part II SEA Application </p> <p>11. SEA and Transport Planning </p> <p>12. SEA and Water Management </p> <p>13. Regional Sectoral Assessment and Extractive Industries</p> <p>14. SEA and Coastal Zone Management <br> <br>Part III SEA Linkage to Other Instruments</p> <p>15. Thematic Overview of Linkages Between SEA and Other Instruments </p> <p>16. SEA and Environmental Planning and Management Tools</p> <p>17. Landscape Planning</p> <p>18. SEA as a Tool for Conservation and Sustainable use of Biodiversity in Developing Countries</p> <p>19. Using SEA to Enhance Poverty Reduction Strategies</p> <p>20. SEA and Spatial Planning</p> <p>Part IV Cross Cutting Issues in SEA</p> <p>21. Environmental Indicators in SEA </p> <p>22. Some Wider Reflections on the Challenge of Public Participation in SEA </p> <p>23. Addressing Health Impacts in SEA </p> <p>24. Managing Cumulative Impacts: Making it Happen </p> <p>25. Transboundary Issues in SEA </p> <p>26. Planning in Tiers? Tiering as a Way of Linking SEA and EIA </p> <p>Part V SEA Process Development and Capacity Building</p> <p>27. SEA Process Development and Capacity-building - a Thematic Overview</p> <p>28. SEA Theory and Research: an Analysis of the Discourse </p> <p>29. Professional and Institutional Capacity Building for SEA</p> <p>30. Developing SEA Guidance</p> <p>31. Institutional Challenges for SEA Implementation and Decision Making: Search for Appropriate Organizations</p> <p>32. From Formulation to Implementation: Strengthening SEA through Follow-up</p> <p>33. SEA Knowledge and its use in Information Sharing, Training and Learning</p> <p>Part VI: Toward Integrated, Sustainability Assessment</p> <p>34. From SEA to Sustainability Assessment</p> <p>35. Assessment for Sustainable Development</p>