WORKSHOP APPROACH TO DEVELOPING OBJECTIVES, TARGETS AND INDICATORS FOR USE IN SEA

Alison Donnelly (), Eleanor Jennings, Peter Mooney, John Finnan, Deirdre Lynn, Mike Jones, Tadhg O'Mahony, Riki Thérivel and Gerry Byrne
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Alison Donnelly: Department of Botany and Centre for the Environment, School of Natural Sciences, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland
Eleanor Jennings: Department of Zoology and Centre for the Environment, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland
Peter Mooney: Environmental Protection Agency, Ireland;
John Finnan: Environmental Protection Agency, Ireland
Deirdre Lynn: National Parks and Wildlife Service, Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Ely Place, Dublin 2, Ireland
Mike Jones: Department of Botany and Centre for the Environment, School of Natural Sciences, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland
Tadhg O'Mahony: Environmental Protection Agency, Ireland
Riki Thérivel: Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, UK
Gerry Byrne: Environmental Protection Agency, Ireland

Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management (JEAPM), 2006, vol. 08, issue 02, 135-156

Abstract: Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) is the process through which the impacts of plans and programmes on the environment are assessed. Objectives, targets and indicators are the tools through which these environmental impacts can be measured. The same objectives, targets and indicators may be used for all planning levels but it is also necessary to identify additional plan specific ones. We used a workshop based approach to provide an interface between planners and environmental scientists and to give examples of objectives, targets and indicators for biodiversity, water, air and climatic factors, which could be used in SEA for national, regional and local plans. In addition, we highlight the need for careful consideration during the selection process of these variables which will result in a more rigorous and robust SEA. This is a challenging process but once completed will maximise resources and reduce the workload later in the SEA process.

Keywords: Objectives; targets; indicators; environmental receptors; data; SEA (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2006
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