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Jingjing Gao1, Per Christensen1, Lone Kørnøv1
1The Danish Centre for Environmental Assessment, Department of Development and Planning, Aalborg University, Rendsburggade 14, 9000 Aalborg, Denmark.
The Science of the Total Environment
|March 18, 2017
Summary
Indicators significantly influence planning within Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) processes in China. They enhance SEA structure and plan-making, with greater impact seen through political actors than technical ones.
Area of Science:
- Environmental Planning
- Decision-Making Theory
- Policy Analysis
Background:
- Indicators serve as crucial information carriers and communication tools for decision-making.
- Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) is a key process for integrating environmental considerations into plans and programs.
- Understanding the influence of indicators within SEA is vital for effective planning and goal achievement.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the role of indicators in influencing planning through the Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) process.
- To analyze the impact of indicators on planning structure and planning actors within SEA, particularly in the Chinese context.
- To provide an overview of indicators' influence on SEA and plan-making based on empirical evidence.
Main Methods:
- Conceptual framework based on planning and decision-making theory, examining influence on planning structure and actors.
- General level empirical investigation using an online survey of SEA practitioners.
- Case level empirical investigation of two urban plans, employing documentary study and interviews with SEA practitioners/planners.
Main Results:
- Indicators are perceived as valuable tools within the Chinese SEA system.
- Indicators demonstrably improve and simplify SEA procedures, exerting structural influence on SEA and plan-making.
- Indicators show a more pronounced influence through political actors compared to technical actors within the SEA process.
Conclusions:
- Indicators play a significant role in shaping planning outcomes within SEA.
- The influence of indicators is multifaceted, affecting both the procedural structure and the actors involved in SEA.
- Policy and practice recommendations can be derived from understanding how indicators mediate planning within SEA, especially in diverse political and technical contexts.
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