An environmental assessment must be performed whenever a property transaction takes place. Those who donķt 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.
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Section I Overview Introduction 3(12) Maria Rosario Partidario Ray Clark Section II SEA in a Sustainability Perspective Making EIA Count in Decision-Making 15(14) Ray Clark Strategic Sustainability Appraisal --- One Way of Using SEA in the Move Toward Sustainability 29(38) Maria Rosario Partidario Filipe V. Moura Section III Procedural Approaches to SEA at a Policy Level Toward a Legal Framework for SEA in Canada 67(2) Stephen Hazell Hugh Benevides SEA Within the Government of Canada and Specifically Within the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade 69(12) Jaye Shuttleworth Jennifer Howell SEA in the Czech Republic 81(10) Milan Danny Machac Vladimir Rimmel Lukas Zenaty Evaluating Trade Agreements for Environmental Impacts: A Review and Analysis 91(22) William E. Schramm Criteria for Evaluation of SEA 113(18) Wil A.H. Thissen Section IV Procedural Approaches to SEA at a Plan and Program Level SEA Experience in Development Assistance Using the Environmental Overview 131(10) A.Lex Brown SEA of Parks Canada Management Plans 141(14) Suzanne Therrien-Richards Environmental Assessment and Planning in South Africa: The SEA Connection 155(14) Keith Wiseman Section V Methods and Applications --- Role of SEA in Decision-Making Strategic EA and Water Resource Planning in Europe 169(16) Clare Brooke The Use of SEA and EIA in Decision-Making on Drinking Water Management and Production in the Netherlands 185(12) Rob Verheem SEA of the Neiafu Master Plan, Vavau, Tonga 197(18) Richard K. Morgan Komeri R. Onorio SEA of Water Management Plans and Programs: Lessons from California 215(16) Ronald Bass Albert Herson SEA in the Selection of Projects to Restore Louisianas Coast 231(12) Lee Wilson Anna Hamilton SEA: The Principles of Negotiation, the Disaggregative Decision-Making Method, and Parallel Organization in Regional Development 243(14) Heli Tortto SEA: The Context for Ex-ante Public Participation in Transportation Planning: The Quebec Experience (Canada) 257(14) Pierre Andre Jean-Pierre Gagne Section VI Forum The Future of SEA 271(10) Riki Therivel Maria Rosario Partidario Index 281
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