Integration of Strategic Environmental Assessment into Watershed Management in China: Necessity,Implementation and Challenges.

详细信息   

• 作者：Liu ; Chunling.
• 学历：Doctor
• 年：2010
• 导师：Chen, Yongqin David,eadvisorLam, Kin Che,eadvisor
• 毕业院校：The Chinese University of Hong Kong
• ISBN：9781267099969
• CBH：3492048
• Country：China
• 语种：English
• FileSize：17907963
• Pages：275

文摘

This study aims to develop a context-specific SEA strategic enviromnental assessment) framework and an indicator sysmtem for watershed management in China and they hope to be used in practical watershed-PEIAs Plan-EIA, environmental impact assessment for plans, the prevalent SEA type in China). Particularly, the indicator system and CEA cumulative effect assessment) specific to watershed-SEAs were systematically analyzed and discussed. In addition, the necessity of watershed-PEIAs and the status of watershed-based SEAs need to be analyzed and discussed, especially the main obstacles limiting and affecting the watershed-PEIA process, conclusions.and its integration with watershed management plans. Before the study, review of theories about SEA, Watershed management and Watershed-PEIAs across the world were undertaken to find out the research gaps and obtain the theoretical support. Moreover, associated data and cases were collected for analyzing the status of watershed-Plil/vs, especially the main problems in the legislative, institutional, cultural and technical aspects. The research focuses on the performance of watershed-based SEAs. Development of Overall Effectiveness Criteria and analyses of associated SEA themes with effectiveness, discussion of the main challenges limiting effective implementation of watershed-PEIAs and effectiveness evaluation of the selected cases and the development of the watershed-based SEA framework for improving effectiveness are integrated and they form a framework of environmental considerations into watershed management. All these findings are expected to provide valuable reference for maximizing effective linkage between SEA and watershed management under current contexts or under continuously improved contexts, so as to ultimately achieve Chinas sustainable watershed management. The research will also pave the way and providing a step stone for future studies on the aforementioned research priorities, especially CEA of watershed developments and indicators for assessing environmental potentials of watershed developments.