Strategic Environmental Assessment: Guidance for Practitioners on How to Consider Water, Air and Soil
SNIFFER Code: UKCC09
Year: 2009
Project Status: Complete
Short description: European Directive 2001/42/EC on the assessment of the effects of certain plans and programmes on the environment came into effect in July 2001. This Directive was transposed into domestic legislation across the UK in July 2004 and requires the undertaking of Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) of certain plans and programmes prior to their adoption. SEA requires the consideration of significant effects which may arise from implementing a plan in relation to 12 identified environmental factors, namely biodiversity, flora, fauna, population, human health, soil, air, water, material assets, climatic factors, cultural heritage and landscape. This research project provides detailed guidance for SEA practitioners on how to consider three of these factors: air, water and soil. It builds upon guidance already available to support the legislation.
The guidance can be accessed as www.seaguidance.org.uk; the background research reports for this project can be downloaded below
Keywords: water, air Quality, soil, guidance, impact assessment, assessment, SEA, air, Strategic Environmental Assessment, good practice
Lead Organisation: SNIFFER
Contact: SNIFFER (info@sniffer.org.uk)
Funding Collaborators: Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA),Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA)
Contractor(s): EnviroCentre Ltd
Cost of Research: 50k - 100k
Nature of Research: Guidance and Best practice
Geographical relavance: Scotland and Northern Ireland
Primary End User: Environmental Regulators
Secondary End-users: Local authorities, Consultancies