The place of strategic environmental assessment in the privatised electricity industry

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ID21154411
AutoresStephen Jay (0000-0002-1581-9516, Sheffield Hallam University), R Marshall (0000-0001-9010-8557, Environment Agency)
Año2005
Volumen23
Número4
Páginas315-324
Fecha de publicación2005-12-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaImpact Assessment and Project Appraisal (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1461-5517 • E-ISSN: 1471-5465
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.3152/147154605781765445
OpenAlexW1997609864
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas5
Referencias citadas25

The private sector has given relatively little attention to the emergence of strategic environmental assessment (SEA); even recently privatised utilities, where SEA might be deemed particularly appropriate, and whose activities are likely to fall within the scope of the European Union SEA Directive, have shown less interest than might be expected. However, the global trend towards the privatisation of state-owned enterprises makes the adaptation of SEA towards these industries all the more pressing. This paper addresses the place that SEA might take within the electricity sector, taking the privatised UK electricity industry as an example. Particular challenges are posed by the radical restructuring of the industry, designed to introduce competitive behaviour, making the development of comprehensive SEA processes problematic, and requiring SEA to be placed in the context of corporate environmental policy and objectives

Business · Directive · Economics · Electricity · Environmental impact assessment · Environmental resource management · Industrial organization · Natural resource economics · Political science · Restructuring · Strategic Environmental Assessment · Engineering · Environmental and Social Impact Assessments · Mining and Resource Management · Occupational Health and Safety Research · Finance