Preliminary SEA of the Great Western Development Strategy : The Five Key Development Domains

The Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) objectives are to provide a general baseline description of the environment in western China, analysis of the environmental impacts of Great Western Development Strategy (GWDS) plans, and to provide sugg...

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Main Author:	World Bank
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Subjects:	OIL AND GAS EXPLORATION WATER RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT HIGH SULFUR COAL WIND ENERGY POTENTIAL URBAN AIR QUALITY SOIL EROSION NATURE RESERVE BIODIVERSITY ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT LAND USE
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/917661468025174786/Preliminary-SEA-of-the-great-western-development-strategy-The-five-key-development-domains http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36142

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spelling	okr-10986-361422021-08-18T05:10:46Z Preliminary SEA of the Great Western Development Strategy : The Five Key Development Domains World Bank OIL AND GAS EXPLORATION WATER RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT HIGH SULFUR COAL WIND ENERGY POTENTIAL URBAN AIR QUALITY SOIL EROSION NATURE RESERVE BIODIVERSITY ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT LAND USE The Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) objectives are to provide a general baseline description of the environment in western China, analysis of the environmental impacts of Great Western Development Strategy (GWDS) plans, and to provide suggestions for mitigating measures or alternatives to facilitate the GWDS decision-making process. This study represents a trial-SEA in China and provides an opportunity to develop experience and capacity at the strategic level of assessment, to date this level of analysis (strategic planning) has been especially rare in China. The vast scale, scope and duration of the GWDS make it a challenging subject for a preliminary SEA. The development and implementation of SEA systems represents the most important development in impact assessment over the last decade, yet there remains significant debate on exactly what SEA is and a wide variety of different approaches are currently in use. This is because of the very broad practical implications of SEA, which means that even the most advanced countries are still refining their systems to get the most out of this tool. 2021-08-17T13:58:58Z 2021-08-17T13:58:58Z 2007-01 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/917661468025174786/Preliminary-SEA-of-the-great-western-development-strategy-The-five-key-development-domains http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36142 English en CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work Economic & Sector Work :: Strategic Environmental Assessment/Analysis East Asia and Pacific Asia China
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topic	OIL AND GAS EXPLORATION WATER RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT HIGH SULFUR COAL WIND ENERGY POTENTIAL URBAN AIR QUALITY SOIL EROSION NATURE RESERVE BIODIVERSITY ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT LAND USE
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description	The Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) objectives are to provide a general baseline description of the environment in western China, analysis of the environmental impacts of Great Western Development Strategy (GWDS) plans, and to provide suggestions for mitigating measures or alternatives to facilitate the GWDS decision-making process. This study represents a trial-SEA in China and provides an opportunity to develop experience and capacity at the strategic level of assessment, to date this level of analysis (strategic planning) has been especially rare in China. The vast scale, scope and duration of the GWDS make it a challenging subject for a preliminary SEA. The development and implementation of SEA systems represents the most important development in impact assessment over the last decade, yet there remains significant debate on exactly what SEA is and a wide variety of different approaches are currently in use. This is because of the very broad practical implications of SEA, which means that even the most advanced countries are still refining their systems to get the most out of this tool.
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title	Preliminary SEA of the Great Western Development Strategy : The Five Key Development Domains
title_short	Preliminary SEA of the Great Western Development Strategy : The Five Key Development Domains
title_full	Preliminary SEA of the Great Western Development Strategy : The Five Key Development Domains
title_fullStr	Preliminary SEA of the Great Western Development Strategy : The Five Key Development Domains
title_full_unstemmed	Preliminary SEA of the Great Western Development Strategy : The Five Key Development Domains
title_sort	preliminary sea of the great western development strategy : the five key development domains
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publishDate	2021
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/917661468025174786/Preliminary-SEA-of-the-great-western-development-strategy-The-five-key-development-domains http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36142
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