Conference on Strategic Environmental Assessment “SEA as a tool to contribute to high-level policy objectives” 7 May 2010, University of Strathclyde

May

2010

This conference brings together a variety of expert perspectives – from policy advisors, local authority officers, consultants and academics – to discuss the practical application of SEA and the outcomes and implications of using SEA as a vehicle to deliver high-level policy objectives. This conference sponsored by SNIFFER and ESRC (Economic and Social Research council) will make a vital contribution to discussion about the overall purpose and benefits of SEA, together with the efficacy of delivery mechanisms proposed to achieve overall Scottish governmental aims.

Conference Programme

Session one:

Approaches to SEA

‘Analytical SEA’ of the Strategic Transport Projects Review

Gen Canniba, Director, CASA Planning and Environment

Ecological footprinting within SEA,

Joseph Somevi, SEA Officer, Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire Council

Opportunities missed and challenges to come? SEAs of National Policy Statements

Ric Eales, Principal, Collingwood Environmental Planning (CEP)

Session two:

Workshop: SEA and high-level policy objectives

Anna McLauchlan Researcher University of Strathclyde

Session three:

SEAs shifting objective

SEA – a principal tool for delivering environmental justice?

Anna McLauchlan Researcher University of Strathclyde

SEA and ‘Good governance’: A governmentality approach

Caroline Scott, Doctoral Researcher University of Strathclyde

Mainstreaming sustainability: the role of SEA

Tim Birley, Advisor on Sustainable Development and Public Policy

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