Kaja Peterson

Biographic Data

ID6016646
NAMEKaja Peterson
GIVEN NAMESKaja
FAMILY NAMEPeterson
SIGNATUREPETERSON K
AFFILIATIONSStockholm Environment Institute
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS10
TOTAL CITATIONS33
AUTHOR COUNT10
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2004
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2023
H-INDEX3

  • Public participation in environmental assessments in the EU

    Open AccessMonika Suškevičs, Triin Ehrlich et al.ARTICLEEnvironmental Impact Assessment…2023Cited by: 2References: 77

  • Role of environmental awareness in implementing farmland conservation measures

    Open AccessHelen Poltimäe, Kaja PetersonARTICLEJournal of Rural Studies2021Cited by: 3References: 6

  • Factors affecting SEA effectiveness in Estonia

    Kaja Peterson, Siim VahtrusARTICLEImpact Assessment and Project…2019

    This study addresses the key aspects of the Estonian SEA system and the main factors affecting the effectiveness of SEA. Five dimensions of SEA effectiveness (substantive, pluralist, transactive, normative and transformative) have been examined. The study is also complemented by semi-structured interviews of key actors of the SEA systems (public authorities, SEA experts and environmental NGOs), but also on the authors’ own experiences in analysin…

  • Toward the Baltic Sea Socioeconomic Action Plan

    Open AccessMarkku Ollikainen, Berit Hasler et al.ARTICLEAMBIO2019Cited by: 3References: 40

    This paper analyzes the main weaknesses and key avenues for improvement of nutrient policies in the Baltic Sea region. HELCOM’s Baltic Sea Action Plan (BSAP), accepted by the Baltic Sea countries in 2007, was based on an innovative ecological modeling of the Baltic Sea environment and addressed the impact of the combination of riverine loading and transfer of nutrients on the ecological status of the sea and its sub-basins. We argue, however, tha…

  • Farmers’ preferences for nutrient and climate-related agri-environmental schemes

    Open AccessBerit Hasler, Mikolaj Czajkowski et al.ARTICLEAMBIO2019Cited by: 7References: 22

    We use data from a survey of 2439 farmers in 5 countries around the Baltic Sea (Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Poland and Sweden) to investigate their preferences for adopting agricultural practices aimed at reducing nutrient leaching and greenhouse gas emissions. The measures considered are set-aside, catch crops and reduced fertilization. Contracts vary with respect to the area enrolled, contract length, possibility of premature termination, availa…

  • Knowledge brokering on emissions modelling in Strategic Environmental Assessment of Estonian energy policy with special reference to the Leap model

    Open AccessPiret Kuldna, Kaja Peterson et al.ARTICLEEnvironmental Impact Assessment…2015Cited by: 2References: 31

  • An application of DPSIR framework to identify issues of pollinator loss

    Open AccessPiret Kuldna, Kaja Peterson et al.ARTICLEEcological Economics2009

  • Quality of environmental impact statements and variability of scrutiny by reviewers

    Open AccessKaja PetersonARTICLEEnvironmental Impact Assessment…2009Cited by: 16

  • Alarm

    Josef Settele, Volker Hammen et al.ARTICLEGAIA - Ecological Perspectives…2005

    The EU-funded research project ALARM will develop and test methods and protocols for the assessment of large-scale environmental risks in order to minimise negative human impacts. Research focuses on the assessment and forecast of changes in biodiversity and in the structure, function, and dynamics of ecosystems. This includes the relationships between society, the economy and biodiversity

  • The role and value of strategic environmental assessment in Estonia

    Kaja PetersonARTICLEImpact Assessment and Project…2004

    The requirements for strategic environmental assessment (SEA) in Estonia legally came into force on 1 January 2001. Since then, seven SEAs of national-level plans and programmes have been conducted. This paper, based on a survey of SEA stakeholders (public authorities, SEA experts and environmental non-governmental organisations), explores the perceptions of objectives and effects, and difficulties, of conducting SEAs at this level. SEA is consid…