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Moving towards a more Moving towards a more comprehensive planning comprehensive planning
SEA and indicators SEA and indicators
Per ChristensenPer ChristensenAalborg UniversityAalborg University
DenmarkDenmark
contentcontent
SEA – strategic environmental SEA – strategic environmental assessmentassessment
A new framework for planningA new framework for planning
Storstrøms County – a project on SEAStorstrøms County – a project on SEA
The SEA directiveThe SEA directive
2001/42/EC on the assessment of the 2001/42/EC on the assessment of the effects of certain plans and programmes effects of certain plans and programmes on the environmenton the environment
Implemented before 21/7 2004Implemented before 21/7 2004
Mandatory for regional plans after 21/7 2006Mandatory for regional plans after 21/7 2006
No guidelines will be made – the counties are on their No guidelines will be made – the counties are on their ownown
Purpose of SEAPurpose of SEA
Environmental assessment is an important Environmental assessment is an important tool for integrating environmental tool for integrating environmental considerations into the preparation and considerations into the preparation and adoption of certain plans and programmes adoption of certain plans and programmes which are likely to have significant effects which are likely to have significant effects on the environment… because it ensures on the environment… because it ensures that such effects of implementing plans that such effects of implementing plans and programmes are taken into account and programmes are taken into account during their preparation and before their during their preparation and before their adoptionadoption
Steps in a SEASteps in a SEA
Consultation and delimitationsConsultation and delimitations Collecting base-line dataCollecting base-line data Consider reasonable alternativesConsider reasonable alternatives Assess environmental impactsAssess environmental impacts Mitigation measuresMitigation measures Publicly available ”environmental report”Publicly available ”environmental report” HearingsHearings Decision makingDecision making MonitoringMonitoring
What´s new ?What´s new ?
A A systematic systematic assessment with a reference to assessment with a reference to baseline baseline conditionsconditions
An assessment of a An assessment of a 0-alternative0-alternative,,
A A documented documented assessment, assessment,
A more A more transparent transparent decision makingdecision making
A A monitoringmonitoring of significant environmental impacts of significant environmental impacts
What is meant with goals and What is meant with goals and objectivesobjectives
You have to comply with international and You have to comply with international and national policies and conventionsnational policies and conventions
Increased number of EU policiesIncreased number of EU policies
Decreasing national frameworks - from policies Decreasing national frameworks - from policies to intentionsto intentions
The goals and objectives of the countyThe goals and objectives of the county
What is meant by the ”environment” What is meant by the ”environment” in the directivein the directive
BiodiversityBiodiversity PopulationPopulation Human healthHuman health faunafauna floraflora soilsoil waterwater airair climatic factorsclimatic factors Material assetsMaterial assets Cultural heritageCultural heritage landscapelandscape Interrelationship beween theseInterrelationship beween these
A broad concept of the environment just like in EIA
Environmental effectsEnvironmental effects
SecondarySecondary cumulativecumulative synergisticsynergistic short-, medium- and long termshort-, medium- and long term Permanent and temporaryPermanent and temporary positive and negativepositive and negative
A new framework for planningA new framework for planning AlternativesAlternatives
Clearer goals and Clearer goals and objectivesobjectives
Using indicators and Using indicators and monitoringmonitoring
Assessing environmental Assessing environmental impacts using a broader impacts using a broader concept of the environmentconcept of the environment
Goal
Indicators
Monitoring
Elements in a new Elements in a new environmental planningenvironmental planning
Regionalindicators
Indicators as a new way of working Indicators as a new way of working with planningwith planning
The concept of The concept of indicator was first indicator was first used in Denmark in used in Denmark in connection with the connection with the National strategy for National strategy for sustainable sustainable development (2001)development (2001)
Objectives and principles Head-line indicators Denmark must develop the welfare society and decouple economic growth from environmental impacts
N1 : GNP per capita N2 : Environmental impacts from 4 factors (CO2-greenhouse effect, N and P – eutrophication, and a measure for acidification) N3 : True savings N4 : Employment in different age groups
Denmark must create a safe and healthy environment for everyone and maintain a high level of protection
N5 : Average life expectancy (men and women) N6 : Emission of greenhouse gasses in different sectors N7 : Consumption of toxic chemicals
Denmark must secure a high degree of biological diversity and protect the ecosystems
N8: Natural habitats
Denmark must use resources more efficiently
N9 : Resource streams for 3 factors (energy, water and waste) in absolute number and relatively in relation to GGP
Denmark must take action at the international level
N10 : Foreign aid in percentage of GNI
Denmark must ensure that environmental considerations are taken into account in all sectors
N11 & N12 : Every year 3 sectors are chosen to illustrate the progress in their environmental profile
Denmark must ensure that the market supports sustainable development
N13 : Number of eco-labelled products
Denmark must ensure that sustainable development is a shared responsibility, and we must measure progress
N14 : Number of state institutions with a green procurement policy N15 : Number of environmentally certified firms
The use The use of of indicatorsindicators
Content of the courseContent of the course
Goals and objectivesGoals and objectives
Environmental Environmental assessmentassessment
Indicators and monitoringIndicators and monitoring
Establishing a proper Establishing a proper organisation that can organisation that can manage the taskmanage the task
Objectives Indicators
Assessment
Hierarchy of goals Hierarchy of goals and objectivesand objectives
Are the goals and Are the goals and obectives consistent?obectives consistent?
Read and discussRead and discuss
Check compatibilyCheck compatibily
Goals and objectivesGoals and objectives
Sustainable region
Groundwater protection Traffic policies Increase biodiversity
Environmental assessmentEnvironmental assessment
SEA is different from SEA is different from EIAEIA
Many different Many different methodsmethods
Scoping and Scoping and assessmentassessment
IndicatorsIndicators
Propose indicators at Propose indicators at different level of different level of complexity in the complexity in the regional planregional plan
Where are we headingWhere are we heading
The work with the environmental The work with the environmental assessment is now being initiated and assessment is now being initiated and during the next year establishing indicators during the next year establishing indicators and clarification of goals will happen as and clarification of goals will happen as wellwell
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