STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT IN KOREA ...

8• PERS vs SEASubjects to beAssessedTiming forExecutionPublicParticipationComparison ofAlternativesItem to beAssessedMajorsupervisingagency-SEA• Includes Policy, Plan, Programme• Adopt Screening process•PPP-making Process•Generally, participation of generalpublic, stakeholders are guaranteed•Various alternatives including noactionalternatives are compared•Global sustainability•Natural resources•Local environmental quality•Action-leading agent•Competent authorityPERS• Plan, Programme•Small size development projects•Subject for PERS are stated in the law•Right before approval or confirmation of Plan orprogramme (At the stage of strategic decisions havealready been made)•Participation of general public, stakeholders are restricted•Participation of relating agencies, PERS committeeare guaranteed•Hard to compare alternatives fundamentally sincePERS is proceeded after most of strategic decisionhave been made•Mainly natural resources and local environmental quality-ecology, hydrology, water & air quality, wastemanagement, land use plan, landscape, geology- Focusing local environment•Environment authority (MOE)