Strategic environmental assessment of policies and plans

Legislation and implementation

Bibliographic Data

ID21154448
AuthorsRoger Buckley (0000-0003-0442-5818, Griffith University, corresponding author), Ralf Buckley
Year2000
Volume18
Issue3
Pages209-215
Publication date2000-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueImpact Assessment and Project Appraisal (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1461-5517 • E-ISSN: 1471-5465
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.3152/147154600781767439
OpenAlexW2150872285
LanguageEN
Citations received14
References cited1

Governments can, and commonly do, adopt policies whose environmental implications completely overshadow the impacts of individual development projects as assessed by project-scale environmental impact assessment. Environmental assessment (EA) of government policies is therefore as important to sustainable development as EA of projects. One way to achieve routine policy EA is through a formal legal framework which covers: definition of a policy; screening criteria and exemptions; public advertisement, exhibition and submission; technical standards for environmental assessment; substantive criteria for weighing public environmental costs against public benefits; and provisions for third-party standing. The aims of such a framework would be to make policy EA a routine part of policy formulation

Business · Economic growth · Economics · Environmental impact assessment · Environmental planning · Environmental policy · Environmental resource management · Exhibition · Impact assessment · Legislation · Political science · Public participation · Public policy · Strategic Environmental Assessment · Sustainable development · Environmental and Social Impact Assessments · Public Administration

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