Strategic Environmental Assessment in Action

Part I: Introducing Strategic Environmental Assessment * Introduction * Strategic Environmental Assessment: An Overview * The European Union SEA Directive and UNECE SEA Protocol * The SEA Process as a Whole * Part II: The SEA Process * Setting the Context for SEA * Describing the Environmental Baseline, Identifying Problems, Links to Other Strategic Actions * Identifying Alternatives * Predicting, Evaluating and Mitigating Impacts * Documentation, Implementation and Monitoring * Part III: Assuring SEA Quality * Ensuring that the SEA is Done Well and Resourcing It * Appendices * Index