Case Studies of Strategic Environmental Assessment on Urban or Regional Comprehensive Plans in China

Abstract:

In order to achieve urban and regional sustainable development, many strategic environmental assessment (SEA) practices for urban or regional comprehensive plans were conducted in China. An urban or regional comprehensive plan plays an important role in the planning system of China. Through three case studies, the paper examines how the SEAs incorporate environmental considerations into the urban or regional comprehensive plans in practice, and discusses the experiences and shortcomings. The findings show that support from government agencies, timely interaction with planners, participation of multi-stakeholders, linkage mechanism between SEA and project EIA, and improvement of environmental governance capacity can favor the integration of environment into the comprehensive plans. And more effort should be made to strengthen the general public participation and institutional analysis in the SEA practice in China.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 253-255)
• Pages: 1102-1106
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.253-255.1102
• Online since: December 2012
• Authors: Li Li Tian
• Keywords: Comprehensive Plan, Strategic Environmental Assessment

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