Effectiveness of strategic environmental assessment in Canada under directive-based and informal practice
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21153379 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Bram Noble (0000-0002-8575-2281, University of Saskatchewan, corresponding author), Robert Gibson (0000-0002-2816-7289, Environment & Resource Studies, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada), Lisa White (0000-0001-5948-9734, University of Alberta), Jill Blakley (0000-0002-1715-6197, University of Saskatchewan), Peter Croal (Independent Environmental Consultant, Ottawa, Canada), Kelechi Nwanekezie (0000-0002-4913-3969, University of Saskatchewan), Meinhard Doelle (0000-0002-7650-0330, Dalhousie University) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue | 3-4 |
| Pages | 344-355 |
| Publication date | 2019-07-04 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1461-5517 • E-ISSN: 1471-5465 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/14615517.2019.1565708 |
| OpenAlex | W2909705982 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 23 |
| References cited | 19 |
This article explores the diversity of strategic environmental assessment (SEA) practice in Canada and lessons for improving the effectiveness of SEA. There are multiple dimensions to effectiveness, but core to SEA effectiveness is its strategic nature. SEA under the Canadian federal Cabinet directive is approached largely as an impact assessment tool, and effectiveness evaluated based on compliance. Practice is entrenched in project-based assessment principles, but with no mandatory provision for public engagement, which limits the potential effectiveness of SEA. External to the Cabinet directive, across Canada’s provinces and territories, SEA and SEA-like practices are occurring in diverse forms and represent the more advanced and exemplary cases. A common challenge to SEA effectiveness, however, is that applications are often limited by their ad hoc nature and disconnected from any larger and formal system of participatory and integrated policy, planning and development decision making
Business · Citizen journalism · Directive · Environmental impact assessment · Environmental planning · Environmental resource management · Geography · Marine Strategy Framework Directive · Political science · Strategic Environmental Assessment · Water Framework Directive · Computer Science · Environmental and Social Impact Assessments · Environmental Science · Law · Mining and Resource Management · Public Administration · Ecology
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| Unique citing works | 23 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 3,29 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2026 (8) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 23 |