DEMATEL operation as supporting tool in defining Strategic issue of Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA): A case study of SEA for development plan of Jombang Municipality

Abstract The difficulty in performing Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) for the municipal development planning process has not merely concerned with aspects such as time, data, and budget for the project. One crucial problem involves the limitation of knowledge and practical capability of the local government to conduct the analysis. At the municipal level, defining the environmental issue has become a catastrophe in the decision-making process. Most Indonesian municipal governments have difficulties in drafting the most strategic environmental issue regarding mess ecological phenomena. Meanwhile, the most strategic issue plays vital roles for developing the scenario of the development plan. This paper aims to demonstrate the application of the DEMATEL Technique in defining the strategic environmental issue at a municipal level. In addition, this paper examines the SEA process of Jombang Municipality, especially the conducted analysis in assisting the municipal government decision-making towards Jombang’s most strategic environmental issue. As a result, the DEMATEL has proved to be the effective technique to draw the logical interrelation map among the critical environmental issues. Further, upon applying the interrelation map, the most influencing issue for others are feasible to be identified and defined as the most strategic environmental issue.

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Integrating Environment into Development Strategy of Tianjin Binhai New Area through Strategic Environmental Assessment

Applied Mechanics and Materials ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.178-181.820 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 178-181 ◽

pp. 820-824

Author(s):

Li Li Tian ◽

Ya Fei Zhao

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Development Strategy ◽

Environmental Assessment ◽

Planning Process ◽

Strategic Environmental Assessment ◽

Atmospheric Environment ◽

Land Resource ◽

Low Carbon ◽

Offshore Area ◽

Tianjin Binhai New Area

Some strategic environmental assessment (SEA) pilot cases in China strive to integrate environmental issues into the planning from the beginning. One of them is the SEA for development strategy of Tianjin Binhai New Area. The SEA adopted an interactive assessment mode with the decision-making process and predicted the environmental impacts of the development strategy on land resource, water resource, energy, surface water, atmospheric environment, and ecosystem of land area and offshore area. The future development strategy of circular economy and low-carbon economy in Tianjin Binhai New Area was also analyzed. Finally, experience from the SEA case was discussed. The case study shows that support from non-environmental agencies, early integration of SEA process and planning process, interactive assessment mode, and sensible environmental protection strategy facilitate the integration of environment into decision-making.

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The Potential of Strategic Environmental Assessment to Improve Urban Planning in Sierra Leone

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph18189454 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 18 (18) ◽

pp. 9454

Author(s):

Prince T. Mabey ◽

Wei Li ◽

Abu J. Sundufu ◽

Akhtar H. Lashari

Keyword(s):

Environmental Management ◽

Decision Making ◽

Urban Planning ◽

Sierra Leone ◽

Environmental Assessment ◽

Planning Process ◽

Positive Impact ◽

Strategic Environmental Assessment ◽

Political Will ◽

Development Framework

Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) is a proactive and collaborative method for environmental management designed to integrate environmental considerations into decision-making; and it is good for Sierra Leone. To understand whether SEA would be useful in the context of Sierra Leone, the authors interviewed 64 out of 78 experts face to face from March to July 2019. In addition, government policies and regulatory documents on environmental management and sustainable development, published articles served as secondary sources of data. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics. These Sierra Leonean experts agreed that SEA would be useful for integration and achievement of improved sustainable urban planning strategies. However, the barriers identified to integrating SEA include: not addressing environmental issues during the preparation of policies and programs, insufficient political will, the absence of clear objectives, targets, principles and approaches, overlapping mandates among environmental institutions, and inadequate institutional coordination and non-integrated development framework as barriers to integrating SEA into their work. The study shows that SEA has the potential to have a positive impact on environmental concerns in decision-making, but it would need to be supported by stronger political will, legal frameworks, and improved technical guidance from the policy perspective. Moreover, we propose a conceptual framework for the inclusion of SEA into the urban planning process in Sierra Leone.

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Stakeholders Perspectives on the Use of Indicators in Water Resources Planning and Related Strategic Environmental Assessment

Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management ◽

10.1142/s1464333219500017 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 21 (01) ◽

pp. 1950001 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Rosa Santos Coelho ◽

Pedro S. Coelho ◽

Paula Antunes ◽

Tomás B. Ramos

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Water Resources ◽

Environmental Assessment ◽

Planning Process ◽

Strategic Environmental Assessment ◽

Assessment Process ◽

Water Resources Planning ◽

Structured Interviews ◽

Integrated Water Management ◽

Resources Planning

Water resources planning is currently designed to meet emerging challenges and encompassing a more comprehensive and integrated water management. The main focus of current water resources planning is to promote good water resource conditions through the implementation of innovative water policies. To achieve this goal, it is necessary to characterize and assess the status of water resources, monitor the implementation of planned actions, disseminate information and support the decision-making process. Indicators are often regarded as appropriate tools for supporting these tasks, although their use in this context is not imperative. The present study intends to explore the stakeholder perspective on the role of indicators in the water resources planning and management processes and their strategic environmental assessment process using a Portuguese case study. To achieve this objective, semi-structured interviews with the various stakeholder groups involved were conducted. The treatment of the obtained data using content analysis shows that the interviewees consider indicators to be an essential tool for supporting water resources planning. Some participants express concerns and suggest changes to the selection models and to the communication and decision-support capacity of the sets of indicators used. All stakeholders in the process consider that improvements to the indicators to be used in future processes are possible. In light of the results, it can be concluded that there is a long way to go for indicators to be used to promote better communication with stakeholders and to support decision-making processes; simultaneously, they can form the basis for the review and development of the subsequent cycle of the planning process.

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Application of Strategic Environmental Assessment as a Land Use Planning Tool in India : A Case of Gurgaon-Manesar Development Plan, Haryana, India

Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management ◽

10.1142/s1464333216500174 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 18 (02) ◽

pp. 1650017 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Debojyoti Mukherjee ◽

Asha Rajvanshi

Keyword(s):

Land Use ◽

Environmental Assessment ◽

Land Use Planning ◽

Planning Process ◽

Holistic Approach ◽

Strategic Environmental Assessment ◽

Development Plan ◽

Land Resources ◽

Promising Tool ◽

Development Plans

Lack of comprehensive land use planning in India has posed significant challenges in achieving more optimal utilisation of land resources. This has also limited the opportunities for developing land use plans that adequately reflect the rationale and objectives of planning. This calls for developing a comprehensive and holistic approach to review the compatibility of actions associated with development plans involving multiple sectors with the ground realities. This paper is an attempt to apply strategic environmental assessment (SEA) as a promising tool to identify environmental risks and deficiencies in the land use planning process in India. The paper draws on the experience of applying SEA to Gurgaon-Manesar Development Plan for 2031 and elaborates on the merits and usefulness of adopting SEA in land use planning in the Indian context.

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ADDRESSING CUMULATIVE EFFECTS THROUGH STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT: A CASE STUDY OF SMALL HYDRO DEVELOPMENT IN NEWFOUNDLAND, CANADA

Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management ◽

10.1142/s1464333200000485 ◽

2000 ◽

Vol 02 (04) ◽

pp. 477-499 ◽

Cited By ~ 25

Author(s):

STEVE BONNELL ◽

KEITH STOREY

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Environmental Assessment ◽

Development Planning ◽

Strategic Environmental Assessment ◽

Cumulative Effects ◽

Decision Making Process ◽

Hydro Development ◽

Planning Approach ◽

Potential Benefits

Environmental assessment (EA) is widely used as a means of incorporating environmental considerations into decision-making, primarily at the project level. The scope of EA has been expanded considerably in recent years to include earlier stages of the decision-making process, namely, policies, plans and programmes. Strategic environmental assessment (SEA) facilitates a planning approach to addressing the overall, cumulative effects of the projects that occur as a result of these decisions. This paper demonstrates the potential benefits of SEA in the assessment and management of cumulative effects, using a case study of recent hydroelectric development planning in Newfoundland, Canada. It goes on to illustrate how SEA could be used to address potential cumulative effects at the various stages of such a decision-making process. Through the case study, the paper also explores a number of issues in the implementation of such a planning approach.

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Integration of Ecosystem Services in Strategic Environmental Assessment of a Peri-Urban Development Plan

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su13010122 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 13 (1) ◽

pp. 122

Author(s):

Teodoro Semeraro ◽

Benedetta Radicchio ◽

Pietro Medagli ◽

Stefano Arzeni ◽

Alessio Turco ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Ecosystem Services ◽

Urban Development ◽

Environmental Assessment ◽

Green Infrastructure ◽

Strategic Environmental Assessment ◽

Development Plan ◽

Mitigation Measures ◽

The Sustainable Development ◽

South Italy ◽

Urban Plan

Strategic environmental assessment (SEA) can support decision-makers in constructing more sustainable plans, programs, and policies (PPPs). To be more coherent with new frontiers of sustainable cities, PPPs need to include conservation objectives and to increase ecosystem service (ES) strategies. The ES concept is not intrinsic to the SEA process; therefore, it is necessary to develop an approach and methodology to include it. In this paper, we propose a methodology to integrate the concept of ecosystem services in all phases of the SEA process for a sub-urban plan, including the design of mitigation measures. The case study is represented by a peri-urban development plan in the municipality of Gallipoli in South Italy, characterized by a strong tourism economy and valuable agro-ecosystems. The analysis shows the priority ecosystem services that are selected considering the sustainable development and environmental goals, the context of referment, and the aims of the peri-urban plan. After, we highlight the potential ecosystem services developed considering the design of mitigation actions like green infrastructure, which could be implemented in the peri-urban plan. The capacity to develop green infrastructure in SEA processes can configure the SEA as a tool for ecological urban design that is integrated with urban planning. This requires the ability to transfer ecological and planning theories into practical actions and the capacity of different disciplines to work in a transdisciplinary approach.

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Strategic Environmental Assessment of Industrial Development Scenarios Through Multi-criteria Decision Making Technique in Iran

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences ◽

10.3923/pjbs.2005.816.822 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 8 (6) ◽

pp. 816-822

Author(s):

Jafar Nouri . ◽

Bizhan Maghsoudlou K .

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Environmental Assessment ◽

Industrial Development ◽

Strategic Environmental Assessment ◽

Multi Criteria Decision Making ◽

Development Scenarios

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Development and assessment of development strategy alternatives in strategic environmental assessment

Environmental engineering ◽

10.37023/ee.7.2.7 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 7 (2) ◽

pp. 95-100

Author(s):

Marina Stenek ◽

Bojana Nardi ◽

Nenad Mikulić

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Public Participation ◽

Development Strategy ◽

Environmental Assessment ◽

Strategic Environmental Assessment ◽

Assessment Process ◽

Informed Decision Making ◽

Legal Requirements ◽

The Development Strategy ◽

The City

Development and evaluation of alternatives is a key process in the strategic environmental assessment (SEA), which enables improvement of the environment, informed decision-making, greater transparency and better opportunities for public participation. It is also the most challenging part of the assessment, because the alternatives are often avoided or considered to the extent to meet the legal requirements. The absence of alternatives in the assessment process significantly diminishes the contribution of SEA to the environmental protection system. The paper will outline the generally applicable methodology for the development and assessment of alternatives in the SEA process, on the example of the Development Strategy of the City of Solin, which is based on the development of the environmental alternative, which significantly contributes to the development of sustainable strategic solutions.

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