King, Hugh and Smith, Laurence (2016) 'Many Rivers to Cross: Evaluating the Benefits and Limitations of Strategic Environmental Assessment for the Koshi River Basin.' Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management, 18 (2). p. 1650011.
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Abstract
This paper assesses the value of using Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) to account for the spatially and temporally diverse and diffuse impacts of hydropower development in South Asia’s Koshi basin. A policy and practice review and key stakeholder interviews identified opportunities for SEA to improve existing planning procedures, but also barriers to effective adoption. Whilst stakeholders are interested in employing SEA to evaluate cumulative impacts, institutional blockages and an economic development imperative for power generation leave little space for consideration of alternative scenarios as part of SEA. The analysis is conducted through the formulation and application of a conceptual framework for SEA best practice which is then used to identify priority next-steps for SEA in the region.
| Item Type: | Journal Article |
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| SOAS Departments & Centres: | Departments and Subunits > Interdisciplinary Studies > Centre for Development, Environment and Policy Legacy Departments > Faculty of Law and Social Sciences > School of Finance and Management > Centre for Development, Environment and Policy (CeDEP) |
| ISSN: | 14643332 |
| DOI (Digital Object Identifier): | https://doi.org/10.1142/S1464333216500113 |
| Date Deposited: | 22 Mar 2016 11:14 |
| URI: | https://eprints.soas.ac.uk/id/eprint/22146 |
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