Dealing with land use decisions in uncertain contexts: a method to support Strategic Environmental Assessment of spatial plans

Chiara Bragagnolo and Davide Geneletti

Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, 2014, vol. 57, issue 1, 50-77

Abstract: Predicting the environmental effects of spatial plans is made harder by the uncertainties affecting the future evolution of the planning region. Decisions contained in sectoral policies play a significant role, hence they need to be properly considered in Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) of spatial planning. A method to support SEA, based on the comparison of land use zoning options, under different sectoral policies, is developed and tested in the peri-urban region of Milan. Land use scenarios are generated and then assessed against a set of environmental indicators. The results showed the environmental consequences associated with poor co-ordination between spatial and sectoral decisions.

Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2012.735990

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