Advantages of combined application of SEA with ESIA in strategic planning for sustainable territorial development of tourism destinations
Whereas standard SEA (Strategic Environmental Assessment) and EIA (Environmental Impact Assessment) methodologies aim to assess the impacts of certain activities solely on environmental quality, new tendencies in spatial and environmental planning are directed towards the application of environmenta...
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Published in | Spatium Vol. 2015; no. 34; pp. 56 - 63 |
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Main Authors | , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
Institute of Architecture, Urban & Spatial Planning of Serbia
2015
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Summary: | Whereas standard SEA (Strategic Environmental Assessment) and EIA
(Environmental Impact Assessment) methodologies aim to assess the impacts of
certain activities solely on environmental quality, new tendencies in spatial
and environmental planning are directed towards the application of
environmental social impact assessment (ESIA), which implies assessment of
the impacts on the quality of life, as well as on natural and cultural
heritage. In the ESIA procedure, identification and assessment of direct,
indirect and cumulative effects of tourism-related and other different
activities are of key importance. The paper presents two case studies of
ecologically vulnerable tourism destinations to explore whether the
application of SEA/ESIA to strategic planning helps control, minimize or
avoid negative effects of tourism; in addition, the case studies are analysed
to check the efficiency of SEA/ESIA as instruments for coordination between
spatial and tourism planning for sustainable territorial development of
tourism destinations. The results/findings of the analysed case studies show
that the application of combined SEA and adapted ESIA methods contributes to
better understanding of the specific problems related to sustainable
territorial development of tourism destinations, and provides support to the
planning options and solutions aimed at addressing these problems n a more
ecologically and socially justifiable manner. |
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ISSN: | 1450-569X 2217-8066 |
DOI: | 10.2298/SPAT1534056N |