1st Edition

Perspectives on Strategic Environmental Assessment

Edited By Maria Rosario Partidario Copyright 1999
    304 Pages
    by CRC Press

    An environmental assessment must be performed whenever a property transaction takes place. Those who donít may find themselves responsible for the past misdeeds of others. This book contains contributions by professionals from various locations who use Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) as a tool applied to water management issues.
    SEA helps make decisions that increase sustainability. Because of its procedural nature, it necessarily becomes tailor-made to different applications. Easily understood and geographic in scope, this book presents leading edge thinking and first hand knowledge on the applications of SEA in water management.
    Perspectives on Strategic Environmental Assessment is a comprehensive guidebook for performing environmental assessments all over the world. No other source provides you with as much information on the applications of SEA as a policy assessment and management tool. This book provides a blueprint for environmental assessments that safeguards you from the oversights of others.

    Introduction, M. Partadario and R. Clark
    SEA IN A SUSTAINABILITY PERSPECTIVE
    Making EIA Count in Decision-Making, R. Clark
    Strategic Sustainability Appraissal - One Way of Using SEA in the Move Toward Sustainability, M. Partadario and F. Moura
    PROCEDURAL APPROACHES TO SEA AT A POLICY LEVEL
    Toward a Legal Framework for SEA in Canada, S. Hazell and H. Benevides
    SEA Within the Government of Canada and Specifically Within the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, J. Shuttleworth and J. Howell
    SEA in the Czech Republic, M. D. Machac, V. Rimmel and L. Zenaty
    Evaluating Trade Agreements for Environmental Impacts: A Review and Analysis, W.E. Schramm
    Criteria for Evaluation of SEA, W. Thissen
    PROCEDURAL APPROACHES TO SEA AT A PLAN AND PROGRAM LEVEL
    SEA Experience in Development Assistance Using the Environmental Overview, S.L. Brown
    SEA of Parks Canada Management Plans, S.Therrien-Richards
    Environmental Assessment and Planning in South Africa: The SEA Connection, K. Wiseman
    METHODS AND APPLICATIONS - ROLE OF SEA IN DECISION-MAKING
    Strategic EA and Water Resource Planning in Europe, C. Brooke
    The Use of SEA and EIA in Decision-Making on Drinking Water Management and Production in the Netherlands, R. Verheem
    SEA of the Neiafu Master Plan, Vava'u, Tonga, R.K. Morgan and K.R. Onorio
    SEA of Water Management Plans and Programs: Lessons from California, R. Bass and A. Herson
    SEA in the Selection of Projects to Restore Louisiana's Coast, L. Wilson and A. Hamilton
    SEA: The Principles of Negotiation, the Disaggregative Decision-Making Method, and Parallel Organization in Regional Development, H. Tortto
    SEA: The Context for Ex-ante Public Participation in Transportation Planning: The Quebec Experience (Canada), P. Andre and J. Gagne
    FORUM
    The Future of SEA, R. Therivel and M.R. Partidario
    INDEX

    Biography

    Maria Rosario Partidario

    "...Useful to most environmental chemists and engineers working on contaminated sites..."
    - SETAC News