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Strategic environmental assessment-exploring connections between environmental and health issues
Thomas B Fischer1,2, Ben Cave3,4, Shiu Fung Hung3,4
1Environmental Assessment and Management Research Centre, Department of Geography and Planning, School of Environmental Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK. fischer@liverpool.ac.uk.
Environmental Management
|December 23, 2025
Summary
Strategic environmental assessment (SEA) must consider human health impacts from bio-physical environmental changes. This paper explores how to effectively integrate health considerations into SEA processes, outlining challenges and opportunities.
Area of Science:
- Environmental Science
- Public Health
- Environmental Policy
Background:
- Human health is a critical component of Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA).
- The specific methods for incorporating health into SEA remain a subject of ongoing debate.
- There is a consensus that assessing health impacts stemming from bio-physical environmental changes is a minimum requirement for SEA.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore the relationship between environmental changes considered in SEA and human health outcomes.
- To elaborate on the practical implications of assessing health impacts from bio-physical environmental changes within SEA.
- To identify challenges and opportunities for enhancing the consideration of human health in SEA.
Main Methods:
- Comprehensive and systematic literature review.
- Analysis of existing frameworks and methodologies for SEA.
- Synthesis of research on the links between environmental factors and human health.
Main Results:
- SEA must assess health impacts arising from bio-physical environmental changes.
- Effective integration of health into SEA requires clear methodologies and consideration of socio-economic factors.
- Challenges include data availability and interdisciplinary collaboration, while opportunities lie in improved assessment tools and policy integration.
Conclusions:
- Integrating human health into SEA is essential for sustainable development and public well-being.
- Further research and development of practical guidance are needed to strengthen health considerations in SEA.
- SEA practitioners should prioritize the assessment of health impacts from bio-physical environmental changes.
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