A Study To Develop And Implement An Overall Strategy For Eia Sea Research In The Eu

This study has been undertaken by the EC JRC, Ispra for the EC DG XI, Brussels. The aim of the Study is to propose a cheme to develop and implement an overall strategy for Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) research in the European Union. The proposals are based on deficiencies and research needs identified through literature survey, with emphasis on the findings of four selected key documents, and through the analysis of the responses to a questionnaire prepared by the authors of this Study and filled in by acknowledged EIA/SEA experts. Six EIA areas and four SEA areas have been selected as priority areas for research. One or more research tasks are proposed within each of the priority areas. The proposed research tasks are seventeen. They relate to deficiencies and research needs common to a number of Member States and have been proposed taking into account research projects recently completed or in progress. The proposed research tasks are complemented with support measures to implement the research strategy. The support measures relate to the duration and form of the research strategy, its funding, research networking and dissemination of the research findings, co-ordination and monitoring of the research strategy and, finally, training. The aim of this Extended Summary is to briefly present the methodology of the Study and the proposed EIA/SEA research strategy. A detailed presentation of the proposals, including their justification, is in the complete volume of the Final Report of the Study, available from the EC DG XI.

This study has been undertaken by the EC JRC, Ispra for the EC DG XI, Brussels. The aim of the Study is to propose a cheme to develop and implement an overall strategy for Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) research in the European Union. The proposals are based on deficiencies and research needs identified through literature survey, with emphasis on the findings of four selected key documents, and through the analysis of the responses to a questionnaire prepared by the authors of this Study and filled in by acknowledged EIA/SEA experts. Six EIA areas and four SEA areas have been selected as priority areas for research. One or more research tasks are proposed within each of the priority areas. The proposed research tasks are seventeen. They relate to deficiencies and research needs common to a number of Member States and have been proposed taking into account research projects recently completed or in progress. The proposed research tasks are complemented with support measures to implement the research strategy. The support measures relate to the duration and form of the research strategy, its funding, research networking and dissemination of the research findings, co-ordination and monitoring of the research strategy and, finally, training. The aim of this Extended Summary is to briefly present the methodology of the Study and the proposed EIA/SEA research strategy. A detailed presentation of the proposals, including their justification, is in the complete volume of the Final Report of the Study, available from the EC DG XI.

SEA, in particular, one study which dealt with the I. WORKSHOP OBJECTIVES AND development of an overall research strategy for FINDINGS - INTRODUCTION EIAISEA. 2 On 4th December 1996, the Commission Volker Kleinschmidt & Dieter Wagner, passed a "Proposal for a Council Directive on the PRO TERRA TEAM GmbH / Stadt-und Assessment of the Effects of Certain Plans and Regionalplanung Dr. Paul G. Jansen) Programmes on the Environment". 3 Finally, after years of negotiations, there is a proposal for a SEA Directive which now has to be discussed within the institutions of the European Union and its Member States. The scope of the Potsdam workshop covers 1. INTRODUCTION Strategic Environmental Assessment for decisions above the project level, Le. for plans, programmes and policies. The principal tasks of the workshop Since 1990, the Directorate General XI of the were: European Commission has supported and co • to specify current SEA-related methodologies and ordinated several international expert meetings in procedures, to identify major deficiencies and to the field of "Environmental Impact Assessment". propose means of overcoming these, The participants of these meetings were drawn from • to identify constraints to SEA implementation in ministries, different branches of public administra the Member States and means of overcoming tion, EIA-Centres and research institutes. The par these constraints, ticipants coming from different backgrounds ensured • to identify SEA research and training needs, intensive, interdisciplinary discussions. The previous training methods and means of implementing workshops have focused on the following topics: these.

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