Handbook of Strategic Environmental Assessment

Barry Sadler is an adviser on impact assessment to a number of international organizations and co-author of Strategic Environmental Assessment (2005) and Sustainability Appraisal (2006)Ralf Aschemann is Director of the Austrian Institute for the Development of Environmental Assessment (ANIDEA)Jiri Dusik is a Partner at Integra Consulting Services Ltd. based in the Czech Republic Thomas B. Fischer is a Professor in the Department of Civic Design, School of Environmental Sciences at the University of Liverpool, UKMaria do Rosário Partidário is an Associate Professor based in the Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture at the Technical University of Lisbon, Portugal Rob Verheem is Deputy Director of the Netherlands Commission for Environmental Assessment

• 1. Introduction Part I SEA Frameworks 2. SEA in Australia3. SEA in Canada4. SEA in New Zealand5. SEA in the United States6. SEA in the Asian Region7. SEA in Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia 8. SEA in the European Union 9. SEA in Southern Africa 10. The SEA Protocol Part II SEA Application 11. SEA and Transport Planning 12. SEA and Water Management 13. Regional Sectoral Assessment and Extractive Industries14. SEA and Coastal Zone Management Part III SEA Linkage to Other Instruments15. Thematic Overview of Linkages Between SEA and Other Instruments 16. SEA and Environmental Planning and Management Tools17. Landscape Planning18. SEA as a Tool for Conservation and Sustainable use of Biodiversity in Developing Countries19. Using SEA to Enhance Poverty Reduction Strategies20. SEA and Spatial PlanningPart IV Cross Cutting Issues in SEA21. Environmental Indicators in SEA 22. Some Wider Reflections on the Challenge of Public Participation in SEA 23. Addressing Health Impacts in SEA 24. Managing Cumulative Impacts: Making it Happen 25. Transboundary Issues in SEA 26. Planning in Tiers? Tiering as a Way of Linking SEA and EIA Part V SEA Process Development and Capacity Building27. SEA Process Development and Capacity-building - a Thematic Overview28. SEA Theory and Research: an Analysis of the Discourse 29. Professional and Institutional Capacity Building for SEA30. Developing SEA Guidance31. Institutional Challenges for SEA Implementation and Decision Making: Search for Appropriate Organizations32. From Formulation to Implementation: Strengthening SEA through Follow-up33. SEA Knowledge and its use in Information Sharing, Training and LearningPart VI: Toward Integrated, Sustainability Assessment34. From SEA to Sustainability Assessment35. Assessment for Sustainable Development

'This is a work which has been needed for some time and it has been worth the wait! Truly international in scope, it provides a pointer for theory and practice in the field. Compiled and written by leading academics and practitioners, it belongs on the desk of ministers and policymakers worldwide.' Dr Trevor Turpin, Director, Nicholas Pearson Associates and co-author, Environmental Impact Assessment Handbook 'This book is wide ranging both in scope and authorship, and makes a timely contribution to the literature. It explores the application and influence of SEA on a global basis and appraises its role in decision-making and contribution to wider sustainability themes. As such it will be an invaluable source for both researchers and practitioners.' Carys Jones, School of Environment & Development, University of Manchester, UK