1. Introduction

This section provides an introduction to the theory of SEA. Here you will learn:

what SEA is and why it is needed
how it can be used as a planning tool
how it links to sustainable development and project environmental impact assessment
limitations of SEA
where SEA is being used.

If you want more information on any part of this section, you may want to refer to

Dalal-Clayton, B. and B. Sadler (2005) Strategic Environmental Assessment: A Sourcebook and Reference Guide to International Experience, Earthscan, London.
Therivel, R. (2004) Strategic Environmental Assessment in Action, Earthscan, London.

The 'references' section near the end of the course gives full references to these books.

July 26, 2006 Uncategorized — brendan @ 4:28 pm

Comments (2)

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I will most delighted to go through this course as it is very important given that i am involved in a sector that has to make very important decisions that affects the environment in one way or the other
Comment by Helen Ndip Nwana — July 4, 2007 @ 7:40 am
The course hopefully represents an opportunity to improve my knowledge and skills in the area of environmental assessments. I work with an Environmental Protection Agency and therefore SEA is one of the core issues that i handle.
Comment by Waiswa-Ayazika — August 1, 2007 @ 10:58 pm