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Strategic environmental assessment (SEA) is a system designed to ensure that aspects of environmental [[sustainability]] are taken into proper consideration in policy and planning matters. It is a rigorous and transparent process that is applied to legislative proposals and political or cabinet decision making. The structure of SEA is clearly set out and embodies the following stages: screening, to determine if the plan falls in the boundaries of the SEA; scoping, defining the boundaries of the assessment; documentation of the state of the environment; determination of likely environmental impacts; informing and consulting the public; influencing decision making based on the assessment; and monitoring the effects of the plan or policy after implementation. | Strategic environmental assessment (SEA) is a system designed to ensure that aspects of environmental [[sustainability]] are taken into proper consideration in policy and planning matters. It is a rigorous and transparent process that is applied to legislative proposals and political or cabinet decision making. The structure of SEA is clearly set out and embodies the following stages: screening, to determine if the plan falls in the boundaries of the SEA; scoping, defining the boundaries of the assessment; documentation of the state of the environment; determination of likely environmental impacts; informing and consulting the public; influencing decision making based on the assessment; and monitoring the effects of the plan or policy after implementation. | ||
[[Category:The Cultural Diplomacy Dictionary]] | [[Category:The Cultural Diplomacy Dictionary]] | ||
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+ | == External links and references == | ||
+ | * [http://www.isn.ethz.ch/Digital-Library/Publications/Detail/?ots591=0c54e3b3-1e9c-be1e-2c24-a6a8c7060233&lng=en&id=122271 The Russian Bear: Russian Strategic Culture and What it Implies for the West - The International Relations and Security Network] | ||
+ | * [http://www.rand.org/pubs/reports/R2154.html The Soviet Strategic Culture : Implications for Limited Nuclear Operations] |
Latest revision as of 09:49, 11 April 2014
Strategic environmental assessment (SEA) is a system designed to ensure that aspects of environmental sustainability are taken into proper consideration in policy and planning matters. It is a rigorous and transparent process that is applied to legislative proposals and political or cabinet decision making. The structure of SEA is clearly set out and embodies the following stages: screening, to determine if the plan falls in the boundaries of the SEA; scoping, defining the boundaries of the assessment; documentation of the state of the environment; determination of likely environmental impacts; informing and consulting the public; influencing decision making based on the assessment; and monitoring the effects of the plan or policy after implementation.