The application of strategic environmental assessment in a non-mandatory context: Regional transport planning in New Zealand |
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| Institution: | 1. URS, St. George''s House, 5 St. George''s Road, London SW19 4DR, United Kingdom;2. Department of Geography, University of Otago, PO Box 56, Dunedin 9054, New Zealand;1. UCL QASER Lab, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, UK;2. Dipartimento di Agraria, University of Sassari, viale Italia, 39, 07100 Sassari, Italy;1. Centre for Management Studies (CEG-IST), Técnico Lisboa, University of Lisbon, Avenida Rovisco Pais, no. 1, Departamento de Engenharia Civil, Sala 3.42, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal;2. Centre for Management Studies (CEG-IST), Técnico Lisboa, University of Lisbon, Avenida Rovisco Pais, no. 1, Departamento de Engenharia Civil, Sala 3.41.1, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal;1. Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development, Utrecht University, P.O. Box 80,115, 3508TC, Princetonlaan 8a, Utrecht, The Netherlands;2. Forest and Nature Conservation Policy Group, Wageningen University and Research, P.O. Box 47, 6700 AA, Droevendaalsesteeg 3, Wageningen, The Netherlands;3. KENTER, Muizenheuvelstraat 87, Ranst, Belgium;4. Flemish Department of Environmental & Spatial Development (Departement Omgeving), Koning Albert II-laan 20, 1000 Brussels, Belgium;5. Tractebel Sustainable Urban Development, Van Immerseelstraat 66, 2018 Antwerp, Belgium;1. University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Department of Landscape, Spatial and Infrastructure Sciences, Institute of Landscape Development, Recreation and Conservation Planning, Austria;2. Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Science, Faculty of Environmental Engineering and Geodesy, Department of Landscape Architecture, Poland;3. Environmental Assessment and Management Research Centre, School of Environmental Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK;4. Research Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, North West University, South Africa |
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| Abstract: | There is no legal mandate for strategic environmental assessment (SEA) in New Zealand. However, a requirement to consider environmental and sustainability issues is a key feature of many statutes, including that relating to regional transport planning. Given this, the research sought to determine whether SEA could be used to improve the incorporation of environmental and sustainability aspects into the regional transport planning process in New Zealand. Existing practice was evaluated, examining what factors currently limiting the consideration of environmental and sustainability issues and to what extent elements of SEA are currently being used. The research culminated in the development of a conceptual model where SEA elements could be incorporated into the existing framework to promote improved consideration of environmental and sustainability issues. The results provide some reassurance about the value of SEA even where its application is not legally mandated. However, it also highlighted some ongoing issues around the integration of SEA in existing frameworks and around the scope of SEA as a decision-aiding tool. |
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