The role of SEA in integrating and balancing high policy objectives in European cohesion funding programmes |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Division of Hand and Microsurgery, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO;2. Division of Public Health Sciences, Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO;3. George Warren Brown School of Social Work, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO;4. Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Center for Administrative Data Research, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO;1. Shell Center for Environmental Management & Control (CEMAC), University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus, Enugu, Nigeria;2. Department of Management and Management Science, Lubin School of Business, Pace University, 1 Pace Plaza, New York, N.Y. 10038, United States;1. Colegiado do Bacharelado em Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri, 39.440-000, Janaúba, MG, Brazil;2. Departamento de Química, Universidade Federal de Lavras, 37200-000, Lavras, MG, Brazil;3. Departamento de Engenharia, Universidade Federal de Lavras, 37200-000, Lavras, MG, Brazil;4. Instituto Federal de Educação Ciência e Tecnologia de Minas Gerais - Campus Bambuí, 38900-000, Bambui, MG, Brazil;5. Departamento de Engenharia de Minas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, 31270-901, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil;1. University of Applied Sciences Weihenstephan-Triesdorf, Faculty of Forestry, Hans-Carl-von-Carlowitz-Platz 3, D-85354, Freising, Germany;2. Technical University of Munich, Institute of Wood Science, Hans-Carl-von-Carlowitz-Platz 2, D-85354, Freising, Germany;1. University of Valenciennes and Hainaut-Cambrésis, LAMIH UMR CNRS 8201, Le Mont Houy, 59313 Valenciennes Cedex 9, France;2. Department of Automation, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Memorandumului 28, 400114 Cluj-Napoca, Romania |
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| Abstract: | Funding programmes for European cohesion policy are a crucial tool to support the sustainability goals of the European Union and national policies of its member states. All these funding programmes require a Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) to enhance sustainable development. This article compares five first SEA applications at cohesion policy level to discuss challenges, limitations and benefits of this instrument. In order to support the SEA-process a “Handbook on SEA for Cohesion Policy 2007–13” (GRDP 2006) was developed. The paper examines the special requirements and challenges at the programme level given the special conditions for stakeholder involvement, integration of SEA in the programme development process and strategies to cope with uncertainties to ensure real compatibility with policy goals. Using action research and in-depth interviews with SEA planners and programme managers enabled us to analyse the suitability of the methodology proposed by the handbook. The results show that some recommendations of the handbook should be changed in order to increase the transparency and to enhance the standard and comparability of the SEA-documents.Overall the SEA proved to be a rather successful tool for the integration of sustainability goals at the EU and national policy levels. Its particular strengths emerged as the process makes uncertainties visible and leads to possible redefinitions while maintaining actual policy goals. |
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