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WORKSHOP APPROACH TO DEVELOPING OBJECTIVES, TARGETS AND INDICATORS FOR USE IN SEA

DONNELLY, ALISON; JENNINGS, ELEANOR; MOONEY, PETER; … - In: Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and … 08 (2006) 02, pp. 135-156

environment are assessed. Objectives, targets and indicators are the tools through which these environmental impacts can be … measured. The same objectives, targets and indicators may be used for all planning levels but it is also necessary to identify … scientists and to give examples of objectives, targets and indicators for biodiversity, water, air and climatic factors, which …

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SCENARIO MODELLING TO SUPPORT STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT: APPLICATION TO SPATIAL PLANNING OF COASTAL WETLANDS IN LA ARAUCANÍA REGION, CHILE

ROZAS-VÁSQUEZ, DANIEL; PEÑA-CORTÉS, FERNANDO; … - In: Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and … 16 (2014) 02, pp. 1450014-1

In order to support Strategic Environmental Assessment of spatial plans, different scenarios were developed for the future configuration of wetlands along the coast of La Araucanía Region for 2020. To assess each scenario, landscape metrics related to landscape dynamics and structure were used....

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RESEARCH IN STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT NEEDS TO BETTER ADDRESS ANALYTICAL METHODS

GENELETTI, DAVIDE - In: Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and … 17 (2015) 01, pp. 1550014-1

One of the main gaps in current SEA research is the limited development of analytical methods to predict and assess environmental effects, which are tailored to plans, programmes and policies. The scientific literature is producing new standards and evidence-based conclusions on a number of...

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SPATIAL REPRESENTATION AND SPECIFICATION OF ECOSYSTEM SERVICES: A METHODOLOGY USING LAND USE/LAND COVER DATA AND STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT

SHEATE, W. R.; EALES, R. P.; DALY, E.; BAKER, J.; … - In: Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and … 14 (2012) 01, pp. 1250001-1

The challenge for implementing an ecosystems approach to environmental decision-making processes, such as spatial planning, is to understand the range, nature and amount of ecosystem services currently provided and the potential for such service provision in the future. The ability to spatially...

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A SURVEY OF THE USE OF GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS IN ENGLISH LOCAL AUTHORITY IMPACT ASSESSMENTS

RIDDLESDEN, D.; SINGLETON, A. D.; FISCHER, T. B. - In: Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and … 14 (2012) 01, pp. 1250006-1

Across the public sector, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and spatial analysis are increasingly ubiquitous when making decisions involving people and places. However, historically GIS has not been prevalently applied to the various types of impact assessment. As such, this paper presents...

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DIFFERENCES IN PERCEPTIONS OF EFFECTIVE SEA IN THE UK AND CHINA

FISCHER, THOMAS B.; HE, XU - In: Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and … 11 (2009) 04, pp. 471-485

This paper presents results of a project, funded by the British Academy, on perceptions of SEA effectiveness in two countries with formal SEA requirements, but with very different planning and decision-making traditions: the UK and China. Similarities and differences are described, based on a...

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BIODIVERSITY IN SEA FOR SPATIAL PLANS — EXPERIENCES FROM THE NETHERLANDS

KOLHOFF, AREND; SLOOTWEG, ROEL - In: Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and … 07 (2005) 02, pp. 267-286

This paper provides an overview of the way biodiversity issues are dealt with in strategic environmental assessment (SEA) for spatial plans in the Netherlands. Spatial plans are selected as subject of study because 50 percent of all SEA studies executed in the Netherlands are carried out for...

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STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND THE DEMOCRATISATION OF SPATIAL PLANNING

BONIFAZI, ALESSANDRO; REGA, CARLO; GAZZOLA, PAOLA - In: Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and … 13 (2011) 01, pp. 9-37

This paper investigates the potential of Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) to contribute to the high-level policy objective of fostering democratisation in spatial planning. Democratic SEA is conceptualised by discussing environmental citizenship, public control over policy making, and...

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