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CS 9.1 TOOL DEVELOPMENT
Integrated Assessment and Plannning or Strategies
for Sustainable Development?
Cherp, Aleh; Lund University & Central European University,
Nador u. 9, Budapest, 1051 Hungary. +46462220280.
cherpa@ceu.hu
Integrated assessment seeks to facilitate sustainable
development through making planning processes more
informed, transparent and integrated. When applied to
national and regional (sustainable) development strategies,
this approach has significant potential, but also faces certain
limitations.
Comparing the premises of the integrated assessment with
strategy formation theories one can identify the types of
analysis and communication which are often neglected in
such assessments, but which can significantly enhance its
influence on development programmes.
This point will be illustrated by lessons from specific
applications of integrated assessment such as in case of
Tomsk Regional Socio-Economic Development Strategy and
other sustainable development strategies.
Integrating IA Guidelines for the Oman Oil and Gas
Sector: A Best Practice Process Based on Multi
Stakeholder Consultation
LaPin, Deirdre; Consultant (formerly Shell International), 3732
Veazey Street, NW, Washington, DC 20016 USA. 202-537-
7274. Fax 202-537-4887. dlapin@verizon.net
Petroleum Development Oman, operated by Shell, sought to
revise its IA guidelines to fully integrate analysis and
management of environment, health, and social impacts. Key
aims were to increase IA efficiency and value to business,
reduce cost, improve prediction, achieve more effective
mitigations, and exploit opportunities for reducing poverty
through targeted social investment. Success required the input
and support of government regulators, operations units, other
oil and gas producers, HSE experts, Shell advisors, local IA
contractors, civil society, and communities.
A five-step process ensured continuous stakeholder
participation. A “pilot” IA was selected, in this case,
evaluating a 300 km loop extension of an existing gas
pipeline. Choosing a project “addition” implicitly compared
the “old” approach of conducting separate IAs–in which many
impacts were not foreseen–with the “new” IA stressing
integration and community engagement. Five steps in the total
process were: (1) holding a broad stakeholder workshop
yielding input and advice; (2) revising and integrating new IA
guidelines; (3) testing the guidelines in the gas pipeline “pilot”
IA and consulting local stakeholders; (4) convening a second
stakeholder workshop to review the “pilot” experience and
solicit further advice; (5) revision and final drafting of
integrated IA guidelines and methodology.
The Contribution of Environmental Assessment to
Sustainable Development: Towards a Richer
Empirical Understanding
Cashmore, Matthew; University of East Anglia, School of
Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich,
Norfolk NR4 7TJ UK. +441603 593797. Fax +441603 591327.
m.cashmore@uea.ac.uk www.uea.ac.uk
Bond, Alan; University of East Anglia.
Cobb, Dick; University of East Anglia.
This paper advances theory on the sustainability potentialities
of environmental assessment based on an empirical
investigation of its outcomes in three case studies. The
findings demonstrate that conventional theory
substantially underestimates the multiplicity of
mechanisms by which environmental assessment
contributes to sustainable development. The authors
propose an integrative conceptualisation of
environmental assessment’s sustainability potentialities
comprised of four principal categories: learning,
governance and development outcomes, and attitudinal
and value changes. It is concluded that, despite being
essentially exploratory, the research has far-reaching
implications, for it implies a radical reformulation of
environmental assessment theory is required.
Soils and SEA
Askew, Rob; EDAFOS, The Old Stables, Up Exe, Exeter,
Devon EX5 5ND England. 01392 861043. Fax 01392 833
683. robaskew@edafos.co.uk www.edafos.co.uk
Curran, Jo; Environ, Swallow Court, Devonshire Gate,
Tiverton, Devon EX16 7EJ England. 01884 842010. Fax
01884 842011. jcurran@uk.environcorp.com
www.environcorp.com
James, Emma; Environ, Swallow Court, Devonshire
Gate, Tiverton, Devon EX16 7EJ England. 01884 842010.
Fax 01884 842011. ejames@uk.environcorp.com
www.environcorp.com
Soil is a subject which is often overlooked in SEA despite
its being mentioned within the SEA Directive. UK
planners produce a number of plans which impact on
soil in a number of ways through land take and direct
soil loss, leaching and changes to structure and erosion
patterns. These plans include Transport, Waste and
Minerals plans which set the framework for such
projects as new roads, quarries and landfill sites which
can involve the loss of large areas of topsoil. Despite
this, there is little guidance on how to address soil issues
in SEA.
The paper will review UK SEAs for their coverage of soil
issues through SEA stages including collection of soil
baseline data, review of relevant plans which set out soil
protection policies/objectives, selection of soil SEA
objectives and indicators, impact assessment, mitigation
and monitoring. This review will seek to answer such
questions as:
• Do any types of plan/stages of SEA address soil
issues more comprehensively?
• What linkages are made between soil and other
issues?
The paper will then conclude with an analysis of how
soil issues could be better integrated into SEA and make
suggestions on what guidance is needed.
CS 10.1 EIA AND AGRICULTURE
Impact Assessment of Natural Resources
Management Technologies in Crop-Livestock
Systems in Arid and Semi-arid Areas
Laamari, Abdelali; National Institute for Agricultural
Research, Dryland Research Center, Po.Box. 589, Settat,
Settat 26000 Morocco. 212.23.72.93.00. Fax
212.23.72.93.06. al.laamari@menara.ma
www.inra.org.ma
Barley-livestock farming system (barley/fallow or
continuous barley) is typical in dry areas of WANA
region. This has resulted in degradation of natural
resources and decreased productivity, which in turn has
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