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Improvement Alternative of Korean Environmental Assessment through the EA of the European Union

  • Journal of Environmental Impact Assessment
  • Abbr : J EIA
  • 2006, 15(2), pp.139-155
  • Publisher : Korean Society Of Environmental Impact Assessment
  • Research Area : Engineering > Environmental Engineering

ImSoon Kim 1 한상욱 2 박주현 3

1광운대학교
2광운대학교 환경대학원
3광운전략환경평가연구소

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ABSTRACT

The introduction of Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) has strengthened andextended the value of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) as a fundamental tool forsustainable development. In particular, SEA helps to overcome the limitation of project EIA as astand alone approach that is applied relatively late in the decision making cycle. SEA is appliedto proposals of policy, plan, and/or programme when major alternatives are open.In Korea, similar to SEA, the Prior Environmental Review System (PERS) was introduced toovercome the limitations of the EIA, by checking the environmental impacts on major policyand administrative actions in the early stage of decision making process.SEA appears in various national, regional and international laws. SEA is addressedspecifically in the UNECE SEA protocol to the Espoo Convention on Environmental ImpactAssessment in a transboundary context, as well as the European Commission SEA Directive(2001/42/EC). SEA is a valuable tool for integrating sustainability decisions into country’spolicies, plans and programmes.This paper reviews the policy direction for implementation of the SEA and efficientEnvironmental Assessment (EA) through integration of the PERS and the EIA.

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