Michael Short
Strategic environmental assessment and land use planning: An international evaluation
Short, Michael
Authors
Contributors
Carys Jones
Editor
Mark Baker
Editor
Jeremy Carter
Editor
Stephen Jay
Editor
Michael Short michael2.short@uwe.ac.uk
Editor
Chris Woods
Editor
Abstract
Strategic Environmental Assessment and Land Use Planning covers not only how much such SEAs are carried out and in what context, but whether they are effective and why. It provides invaluable insights for practitioners and researchers in this rapidy evolving field' Riki Therivel, author of Strategic Environmental Assessment in Action Strategic Environmental Assessment and Land Use Planning provides an authoritative, international evaluation of the SEA of land use plans. The editors place the SEA of land use plans in context, and uniquely qualified contributors then evaluate systems in Canada, Denmark, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, Ireland, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, South Africa, Sweden, the United Kingdom, the United States and the World Bank. These chapters provide a description of the context in each country, a case study of the use of SEA in land use planning and an evaluation of each SEA system against a set of generic criteria specially designed to anlayse different aspects of SEA. The contributors critically review each SEA system, SEA process and SEA outcome, and conclude by summarizing their findings. The editors draw the various national perspectives together in a final chapter and derive widely applicable conclusions about SEA and land use planning. This book is a core text for all students in environmental assessment, land use planning, environmental science, environmental management, development studies, geography, landscape design and law and engineering. It is also essential reading for all governments and environmental regulators, academics, researchers and environmental and planning consultants worldwide who are involvedin SEA research, practice and training.
Citation
Short, M. (2005). C. Jones, M. Baker, J. Carter, S. Jay, M. Short, & C. Woods (Eds.), Strategic environmental assessment and land use planning: An international evaluation. Earthscan
Book Type | Authored Book |
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Publication Date | Jan 1, 2005 |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
ISBN | 9781844071104 |
Keywords | strategic environmental assessment, international, review, comparative |
Publisher URL | http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9781844071104/ |
Additional Information | Additional Information : Co-authored and edited book followed on from ESRC £100,000 award. Comparative international SEA book drawing on a wide range of SEA experts from across the globe. Involved in both writing key chapters and editing submitted work guest authors. |