RESEARCH IN STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT NEEDS TO BETTER ADDRESS ANALYTICAL METHODS

2015 ◽  
Vol 17 (01) ◽  
pp. 1550014 ◽  
Author(s):  
DAVIDE GENELETTI
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Assessment ◽  
Environmental Effects ◽  
Analytical Methods ◽  
Scientific Literature ◽  
Strategic Environmental Assessment ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Spatially Explicit ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Ecosystem Fragmentation ◽  
Energy Needs

One of the main gaps in current SEA research is the limited development of analytical methods to predict and assess environmental effects, which are tailored to plans, programmes and policies. The scientific literature is producing new standards and evidence-based conclusions on a number of issues that are potentially relevant for SEA, including health, land take, ecosystem fragmentation and energy needs and supply. However, research in SEA is hardly keeping the pace in terms of "translating" these findings into operational recommendations that can be applied in typical SEA contexts. As a result, the analytical content of SEA is often disappointingly low, and the assessment of impacts is still largely based on qualitative descriptions and general statements. Future research should be directed at innovating SEA methods, by promoting the use of appropriate spatially-explicit and (semi)quantitative approaches, which can be based on advances in relevant disciplines, and the increasing availability of data and technology.

scholarly journals Obstetric Nursing: An Integrative Review

10.3823/2456 ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sidney Medeiros de Oliveira ◽  
Marianna Leite Barroso ◽  
Vânia Barbosa do Nascimento ◽  
Gislene Farias de Oliveira
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Scientific Literature ◽  
Critical Assessment ◽  
Integrative Review ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Nursing Health

Evidence-based research, tend to encourage the development and / or use of the results found, in the clinical practice. The amount and complexity of information in health, requires the production of literature review methods, such as integrative review, which provide a support in the form of synthesis. The aim of this study was to analyze the scientific literature available on midwifery in SciELO database from 2010 to 2015. It presents general concepts and stages of development of the integrative review, as well as relevant aspects of the applicability of this method for research in nursing and health in general. The integrative review is a research method that allows a systematic search, critical assessment and the promotion of a synthesis of the available evidence on the subject investigated.The publications reviewed here, have shown how it is relevant to clinical practice, the participation of nursing in all stages of the gestational cycle, including childbirth and the postpartum period. Also provided to identify gaps that that will direct the development of future research, such as those relating to liability issues of the nursing area hardly contemplated in studies of care in obstetrics.  Keywords: Research. obstetric nursing. Health.

SCENARIO MODELLING TO SUPPORT STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT: APPLICATION TO SPATIAL PLANNING OF COASTAL WETLANDS IN LA ARAUCANÍA REGION, CHILE

2014 ◽  
Vol 16 (02) ◽  
pp. 1450014 ◽  
Author(s):  
DANIEL ROZAS-VÁSQUEZ ◽  
FERNANDO PEÑA-CORTÉS ◽  
DAVIDE GENELETTI ◽  
GONZALO REBOLLEDO
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Assessment ◽  
Landscape Metrics ◽  
Coastal Wetlands ◽  
Spatial Planning ◽  
Strategic Environmental Assessment ◽  
Spatially Explicit ◽  
Gis Technologies ◽  
Planning Decisions ◽  
General Terms ◽  
Wetland Cover

In order to support Strategic Environmental Assessment of spatial plans, different scenarios were developed for the future configuration of wetlands along the coast of La Araucanía Region for 2020. To assess each scenario, landscape metrics related to landscape dynamics and structure were used. The results indicate that in general terms the wetland cover diminished and fragmented under different scenarios, including one which was designed for the sustainability of natural areas. It is concluded that the techniques used were relatively easy to implement by means of GIS technologies, which facilitate spatially explicit modelling of future scenarios. Furthermore, landscape metrics were a key element for assessing the effects of each model. There are currently only few experiences on the use of spatially explicit scenarios in SEA and our research suggests that this may be a useful and valid tool for supporting spatial planning decisions.

scholarly journals Strategic Environmental Assessment in Brazilian Academic Research

2021 ◽  
Vol 24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amarilis Lucia Casteli Figueiredo Gallardo ◽  
Débora Mendonça Monteiro Machado ◽  
Cláudia Terezinha Kniess
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Assessment ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Strategic Environmental Assessment ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Stage Of Development ◽  
Theses And Dissertations ◽  
Local Research

Abstract The Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) is an instrument for integrating the environmental issue into strategic planning with increasing the emphasis on impact assessment research in the world. Although it is not mandatory in Brazil, there are applications and initiatives for its formalization. The objective is to explore the Brazilian academic research on SEA through quantitative and qualitative analysis of papers, theses, and dissertations. The results reveal that since 2000 to 2020, local research has been represented by 75 dissertations and theses from 20 universities and, since 2005 to 2020, by 61 articles from 114 authors, published in 30 journals. While the research is in an early stage of development, it covers a broad diagnosis of the application of SEA, contributions to a Brazilian system, has little methodological discussion, and encompasses comprehensive analysis of the quality of the reports. We recommend that future research aims at fostering and building a legal framework for SEA for Brazilian planning.

scholarly journals Using sea to mainstream sustainable development: Some lessons from Scottish practice

Spatium ◽  
2008 ◽  
pp. 31-37 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tony Jackson ◽  
Barbara Illsley
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Environmental Assessment ◽  
Environmental Effects ◽  
Policy Formulation ◽  
Environmental Modeling ◽  
Strategic Environmental Assessment ◽  
Modeling Techniques ◽  
Scottish Government ◽  
The Eu

Strategic environmental assessment (SEA) is now a requirement for virtually all new Scottish public sector strategies, plans and programmes (SPPs), whether of a statutory or of a voluntary nature, which are deemed likely to have significant environmental effects. This major extension of the EU SEA Directive by the Scottish Government has been deliberately designed to mainstream sustainable development in Scottish policy formulation. The paper reviews current progress in this direction, raising some issues of principle and practice in the use of SEA before considering how SEA can be combined with environmental modeling techniques to deliver the challenging climate change targets adopted by Scottish public bodies. .

INTEGRATING CUMULATIVE EFFECTS IN REGIONAL STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT FRAMEWORKS: LESSONS FROM PRACTICE

2009 ◽  
Vol 11 (03) ◽  
pp. 267-290 ◽  
Author(s):  
JILL HARRIMAN GUNN ◽  
BRAM F. NOBLE
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Assessment ◽  
Environmental Effects ◽  
Regional Scale ◽  
Strategic Environmental Assessment ◽  
Cumulative Effects ◽  
Cumulative Impact ◽  
Impact Prediction ◽  
Strategic Type ◽  
Environment And Development ◽  
The Individual

The need to advance the assessment of cumulative environmental effects beyond the individual project, to the broader regional scale and strategic tier, is well argued. However, regional strategic environmental assessment (SEA) frameworks that facilitate cumulative effects assessment (CEA) at this scale and tier have been slow to evolve. The need for such frameworks is now at the forefront of Canadian environmental assessment. This paper examines current and recent attempts at regional, and strategic-type assessment frameworks to integrate and assess cumulative environmental effects. Based on lessons from practice and interviews with practitioners and administrators, we observe that assessing cumulative effects in a regional SEA context is most effective when there is a shared regional vision about the future state of environment and development; the development of regional environmental targets, thresholds and indicators takes precedent over cumulative impact prediction; strategies can be translated into operational terms and mandates; the assessment is sensitive to key decision windows; and CEA is recognised to be more than simply the "adding up" of environmental effects. Regional SEA is the most appropriate framework within which to address cumulative effects, if the primary goal is to influence the nature and pace of conservation and development in support of regional sustainability.

scholarly journals Microplastics in the Aquatic Environment: Occurrence, Persistence, Analysis, and Human Exposure

Water ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (7) ◽  
pp. 973
Author(s):  
Maria Ricciardi ◽  
Concetta Pironti ◽  
Oriana Motta ◽  
Ylenia Miele ◽  
Antonio Proto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Analytical Methods ◽  
Emerging Contaminants ◽  
Scientific Literature ◽  
Water Environment ◽  
Fate And Transport ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Research Papers ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Potential Risks ◽  
Aquatic Compartment

Microplastics (MP) have recently been considered as emerging contaminants in the water environment. In the last number of years, the number of studies on MP has grown quickly due to the increasing consciousness of the potential risks for human health related to MP exposure. The present review article discusses scientific literature regarding MP occurrence and accumulation on the aquatic compartment (river, lake, wastewater, seafood), the analytical methods used to assess their concentration, their fate and transport to humans, and delineates the urgent areas for future research. To better analogize literature data regarding MP occurrence in the aquatic compartment we subdivided papers based on sampling, analytical methods, and concentration units with the aim to help the reader identify the similarities and differences of the considered research papers, thus making the comparison of literature data easier and the individuation of the most relevant articles for the reader’s interests faster. Furthermore, we argued about several ways for MP transport to humans, highlighting some gaps in analytical methods based on the reviewed publications. We suggest improving studies on developing standardized protocols to collect, process, and analyze samples.

The Potential for Future Discovery

2018 ◽  
pp. 123-137
Author(s):  
Julie J. Lesnik
Keyword(s):  
Analytical Methods ◽  
Scientific Discovery ◽  
Data Models ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Edible Insects ◽  
Scientific Process ◽  
Research Focus ◽  
Insects As Food ◽  
Ways Of Life

Reconstructing the behavior of past hominins has numerous limitations. Scientific discovery requires evidence-based research and the paleoanthropological record only preserves fragments of past ways of life. However, the models created here with data collected from extant populations establish hypotheses and predictions for this hominin behavior, which is the important first step in the scientific process. This chapter investigates how future research can inform on the ancient use of insects as food. First, the models presented here were created from currently available data; more research that directly investigates the insect portion of extant diets and increased standardization for the reporting of data will help to refine these data models. Second, numerous analytical methods are available for the reconstruction of past diets and these are explored regarding their potential for informing on hominin use of edible insects. Once the dietary use of insects becomes a more established research focus, evidence will begin revealing itself.

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