Learning through EC directive based SEA in spatial planning? Evidence from the Brunswick Region in Germany

A Strategic Advocacy Role in Sea for Sustainability

“…The strategic consequence of this political choice is the shrinkage of an instrument that has a much bigger potential (Partidário, 2000(Partidário, , 2009Bidstrup and AM Hansen, 2014;Lobos and Partidário, 2014), with consequences not only within the EU but all over where the Directive has been cloned. Recent reviews note limitations concerning lack of effectiveness of SEA in enabling learning and consideration of indirect impacts (Fischer et al, 2009;Acharibasam and Noble, 2014) and show practitioners reluctance in using an instrument not adequate for higher levels of decision-making (João and McLauchlan, 2014). But the review conducted by Lobos and Partidário (2014) went further to explore why is this happening.…”

Investigating the effectiveness of mandatory integration of health impact assessment within environmental impact assessment (EIA): a case study of Thailand

“…It is noted that people complain without providing good evidence, and also that people discuss issues based on a different set of evidence to that presented in the EHIA, and this is considered a problem in the EHIA process (NGO#1). This suggests that barriers to learning exist (Fischer et al 2009) as well as suggesting knowledge management issues (Bond et al 2010). EHIA cases 1, 3, & 4 achieve this criterion fully while case 2 partially achieves it.…”

Integrating strategic environmental assessment into spatial planning in Egypt

“…Benefits mentioned above matched the benefits mentioned in many international studies like achieving sustainability, enhancing the public involvement, increasing transparency and awareness and incorporating the environmental issues more effectively into the spatial planning process (Brown & Therivel 2000;Stinchcombe & Gibson 2001;Jones, et al, 2005;Fischer et al 2009). …”