Identification and development of waste management alternatives for Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA)

Journal Article · Thu Jan 15 04:00:00 EST 2009 · Environmental Impact Assessment Review

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eiar.2008.05.003· OSTI ID:21180406

Desmond, Margaret ^[1]

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1. Department of Geography, University College (Ireland)

The European Union Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) Directive (2001/42/EC) requires the assessment of likely significant effects on the environment of implementing plans or programmes and reasonable alternatives. While SEA regulations and guidelines emphasize rigour and objectivity in the assessment of alternatives they have little to say on their actual identification. Therefore, criteria should be developed which would aid decision makers in the identification of alternatives appropriate to the tier of decision-making and which meet the objectives of SEA. A methodology is set out in this paper for identifying SEA alternatives for a proposed waste management plan/programme. Specifically, the methodology describes a set of alternatives identification criteria, which will meet the requirements and objectives of SEA and waste management legislation. The outputs from the methodology will help focus on the identification of more sustainable alternatives for waste management planning in Ireland.

• OSTI ID: 21180406
• Journal Information: Environmental Impact Assessment Review, Journal Name: Environmental Impact Assessment Review Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 29; ISSN 0195-9255; ISSN EIARDK
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
DECISION MAKING
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
EUROPEAN UNION
IRELAND
LEGISLATION
PLANNING
POLLUTION REGULATIONS
RECOMMENDATIONS
SEAS
WASTE MANAGEMENT