Strategic environmental assessment in international and European law : a practitioner's guide / Simon Marsden.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Marsden, Simon, 1964-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environmental impact analysis--Law and legislation.

Environmental impact analysis.

Environmental impact analysis--Law and legislation--European Union countries.

Strategic planning--Environmental aspects.

Strategic planning.

Environmental policy.

European Union countries.

Physical Description:

xv, 330 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; Sterling, VA : EARTHSCAN, 2008.

Summary:

Strategic environmental assessment (SEA) is a regulatory requirement for development across Europe, North America, Australasia and elsewhere, yet understanding the legal aspects is challenging. This comprehensive guide provides that understanding in a clear and straightforward way.

The introduction considers SEA and the law, explaining what SEA is, why it is needed, how it works and why it is required, as well as examining the role of the law. Part One provides an overview of international law, environmental impact assessment (EIA) and international law, including treaties, customary international law and 'soft law' relevant to SEA. It analyses the Kiev SEA Protocol and related UNECE conventions, the Espoo Convention on EIA in a Transboundary Context and the Aarhus Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters. It also analyses the role of SEA in conservation conventions.

Part Two considers how the European legal system works, including an overview of the current status of European law. It examines the EIA Directive and SEA Directive together with other relevant directives and regulations, such as the Habitats and Wild Birds Directives, the Water Framework Directive, the Public Participation for Plans and Programmes Directive, and the Structural Funds Regulations. Finally the volume draws conclusions about the relationship and comparisons between international and European law generally, and in regulating SEA.

Contents:

1 Introduction: SEA and the Law 1

Part I International Law

2 An Overview of International Law 25

3 International Environmental Law 47

4 The Espoo and Aarhus Conventions 73

5 The SEA Protocol 93

6 SEA and the Conservation Conventions 115

Part II European Law

7 An Overview of European Law 137

8 European Environmental Law 159

9 The EIA and other Horizontal Directives 183

10 The SEA Directive 205

11 Relationship between the SEA, EIA and other Related Directives 239

12 Comparisons and Conclusions 273

Appendix 1 SEA Protocol 287

Appendix 2 SEA Directive 299.

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781844074891

1844074897

OCLC:

212860712