Progress in Environmental Assessment Policy, and Management Theory and Practice

Since becoming editor-in-chief in 2009 Thomas Fischer has overseen the publication of 22 issues of the Journal of Environmental and Policy Management. This wide-ranging and thought-provoking volume presents a selection of papers from this period.

A number of these papers discuss the topics of the journal's special issues. The others offer various international and comparative perspectives on the development and implementation of environmental assessment (EA) and strategic environmental assessment (SEA). By drawing on the expertise of a number of global experts, this comprehensive volume considers the challenges, successes and progress of EA/SEA policy and management since 2009. This volume is perfect for students and researchers interested in environmental policy and its implementation and management.

Contents:

• Strategic Environmental Assessment in China: Opportunities, Issues and Challenges (Kin-Che Lam, Yongqin David Chen and Jing Wu)
• A Policy Window Opens: Strategic Environmental Assessment in York Region, Ontario, Canada (Denis Kirchhoff, Dan McCarthy, Debbe D Crandall, Laura McDowell and Graham Whitelaw)
• EIA Theories: All Chinese Whispers and No Critical Theory (Joe Weston*)*
• Effectiveness of Policy Level Environmental and Sustainability Assessment: Challenges and Lessons from Recent Practice (Richard P Eales and William R Sheate)
• Change Agents in the Field of Strategic Environmental Assessment: What Does It Involve and What Potentials Does It Have for Research and Practice? (Lone Kørnøv, Ivar Lyhne, Sanne Vammen Larsen and Anne M Hansen)
• GIS in Environmental Assessment: A Review of Current Issues and Future Needs (Ainhoa González Del Campo)
• How Clearly is Causality Communicated in EIA? (Anastassios Perdicoúlis and John Glasson)
• The Effectiveness of EIA as an Instrument for Environmental Governance: Reflecting on 25 Years of EIA Practice in the Netherlands and the UK (Jos Arts, Hens A C Runhaar, Thomas B Fischer, Urmila Jha-Thakur, Frank Van Laerhoven, Peter P J Driessen and Vincent Onyango)
• Advancing Regional Strategic Environmental Assessment in Canada's Western Arctic: Implementation Opportunities and Challenges (Courtney Fidler and Bram F Noble)
• Perspectives on Inter-Linking Impact Assessment and Green Procurement: The Case of Green Energy (Kedar Uttam, Berit Balfors, Charlotta Faith-Ell and Ulla Mörtberg)
• Knowledge Management in Environmental Impact Assessment Agencies: A Study in Québec, Canada (Luis E Sánchez and Pierre André)
• Environmental Assessment and Management Related Master Level Degree Programmes in the EU: Baseline, Trends, Challenges and Opportunities (Thomas B Fischer and Urmila Jha-Thakur)
• Current State of the SEA System in Brazil: A Comparative Study (Marcelo Montaño, Priscila Oppermann, Anne Caroline Malvestio and Marcelo Pereira Souza)
• Environmental Impacts of Civil Emergency Plans and Their Exemption from SEA (Steve Swain and Riki Therivel)

Readership: Undergraduates undertaking modules in environmental policies, assessment, and management, along with public policy students and researchers interested in environmental policies.