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Planning a SEA change: designing a robust framework for strategic environmental assessment in Nova Scotia

dc.contributor.authorWhynacht, Christopher R
dc.contributor.copyright-releaseNoen_US
dc.contributor.degreeMaster of Environmental Studiesen_US
dc.contributor.departmentSchool of Resource & Environmental Studiesen_US
dc.contributor.ethics-approvalNot Applicableen_US
dc.contributor.external-examinerMeinhard Doelleen_US
dc.contributor.graduate-coordinatorKate Sherrenen_US
dc.contributor.manuscriptsNoen_US
dc.contributor.thesis-readerPeter Tyedmersen_US
dc.contributor.thesis-supervisorPeter Duinkeren_US
dc.date.accessioned2014-08-15T12:14:15Z
dc.date.available2014-08-15T12:14:15Z
dc.date.defence2014-07-18
dc.date.issued2014-08-15
dc.description.abstractStrategic environmental assessment (SEA) provides governments, and other organizations, a method to formally incorporate environmental dimensions into strategic planning and policy evaluation exercises. Nova Scotia is unlikely to achieve the legislated goal of developing sustainable prosperity without using a process like SEA. This thesis modifies common SEA guidance and theory to make the method more procedurally robust, consistent, and transparent. I argue that SEA requires a stable framework which adapts to evaluate a wide range of strategic actions using a standardized process. This thesis also suggests that more focus on developing rigorous evaluation criteria during scoping activities may avoid producing shallow and superficial assessments. This proposed SEA framework was designed for Nova Scotia, but may also appeal to decision-makers, process managers, and interested parties in other jurisdictions that want a consistent process for evaluating the environmental effects of strategic actions.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10222/53782
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectstrategic environmental assessment, impact assessment, policy planning, sustainable prosperity, trajectories of sustainabilityen_US
dc.titlePlanning a SEA change: designing a robust framework for strategic environmental assessment in Nova Scotiaen_US

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