Introduction to Strategic Environmental Assessment

Author: Shang Jincheng
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Publish Date: 2003-01-01
Features: Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) is a comprehensive, scientific, and objective decision-making evaluation of environmental impact issues at the strategic level, aiming to proactively control the emergence of environmental problems. It is a new discipline that emerged internationally in the 1990s. This book systematically introduces the theoretical foundations and technical methods of Strategic Environmental Assessment, along with case studies. The book is divided into 9 chapters:
Chapters 1 to 4 are the theoretical part, outlining the connotation of Strategic Environmental Assessment, the evaluation system, theoretical foundations, and methodological frameworks; Chapters 5 and 6 are the technical part, discussing the technical keys of Strategic Environmental Assessment and its integrated technical system; Chapters 7 and 8 are empirical research, presenting case studies of Strategic Environmental Assessment for China's energy strategy and economic-technological development zones; Chapter 9 is the conclusion. This book is suitable for scientists and technicians in the field of environmental science, relevant industrial sectors of industry and agriculture, cadres of various levels of national planning departments, as well as faculty and students of relevant disciplines in higher education institutions.