Introducing SEA effectiveness

Thérivel, Riki; González, Ainhoa

doi:10.1080/14615517.2019.1601432

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“…Among them, Therivel and González (2019), Peterson and Vahtrus (2019), and Chanchitpricha et al (2019) pay special attention to promoting equity between generations. Therivel and González (2019) discuss if SEA helps realize climate justice. Therivel and González (2019) and Tokarczyk‐Dorociak et al (2019) state that SEA norms should reflect those of society.…”

Section: Evaluation Criteria and Effectiveness Studiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…This paper subdivided them into four categories according to Arts et al (2012), namely the characteristics of governance mechanism, the decision‐making culture, the course of EIA procedurals, and the characteristics of actors. To evaluate the effectiveness of governance mechanism, scholars examine the political agendas of each context (De Montis et al, 2014; Tokarczyk‐Dorociak et al, 2019), the compulsion of SEA (Runhaar et al, 2019), the existence of training and guidance (Therivel & González, 2019), the independence of consultant agencies (van Doren et al, 2012), and the accountability of stakeholders during the SEA process (Acharibasam & Noble, 2014; Fundingsland Tetlow & Hanusch, 2012). For the decision‐making culture, researchers discuss if the responsibility for SEA is assigned to proponents (Runhaar et al, 2019), the transparency of SEA procedure (Acharibasam & Noble, 2014; Chanchitpricha et al, 2019; Hanna & Noble, 2015), and the communication between stakeholders (De Montis et al, 2014; Lyhne et al, 2017).…”

Section: Evaluation Criteria and Effectiveness Studiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Compared with substantive effectiveness, normative effectiveness considers whether the SEA process achieves its ideal, normative objectives (Therivel & González, 2019). Sixteen papers raise five criteria.…”

Section: Normative Effectivenessmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…However, scholars prefer to classify these ideal normative objectives into normative effectiveness (Baker & McLelland, 2003). Although the distinction between substantive and normative effectiveness is not clear, this paper's classification follows the principle that the substantive dimension asks whether SEA leads to change, and the normative dimension explains if it leads to the right kind of change (Therivel & González, 2019).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Therivel and González (2019) discuss if SEA helps realize climate justice. Therivel and González (2019) and Tokarczyk‐Dorociak et al (2019) state that SEA norms should reflect those of society. Furthermore, Arce‐Ruiz et al (2019), Acharibasam and Noble (2014), Arts et al (2012a), and Lyhne et al (2017) evaluate if the SEA helps to improve the environmental awareness of different stakeholders.…”

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Meta‐analysis of SEA's effectiveness evaluation criteria: A comparison between the Chinese and international contexts

Yang

2021

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By considering environmental factors in the earliest stage of decision‐making, strategic environmental assessment (SEA) is seen as an important preventive measure to realize sustainable development. Despite a great expansion of SEA effectiveness research in the past 10 years, no study statistically reviews how frequently the evaluation criteria are adopted. The present meta‐analysis considers 68 academic papers published from 2009 to 2019, with 41 articles relating to the international context and 27 relating to China. After ascertaining the number of times each criterion is mentioned, the adoption frequency is calculated and a comparison is made between the Chinese and international contexts. The result reveals that the criteria adopted in studies evaluating China's SEA largely accord with those used to evaluate international SEA. Both focus on procedural and contextual effectiveness. The distribution of substantive and normative effectiveness evaluation criteria is very similar. However, the significant differences lie in the criteria of assessment methods and communication, which are all of the drawbacks influencing SEA implementation in China. In addition, the problems of China's SEA pointed out by past scholars are statistically analyzed. Integr Environ Assess Manag 2022;18:997–1006. © 2021 SETAC

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confidence: 99%

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How to serve sustainability performance in businesses? An appetizing recipe to link practices to performance in business sustainability research

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2020

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Recent critiques claim that business sustainability scholarship offers little evidence on how to effectively address business unsustainability. In this article, we demonstrate why this problem exists. Specifically, we argue that the literatures on internal practices of business sustainability, and on the sustainability performance of businesses, do not speak to each other and that explanatory models also fail to bridge a corresponding gap in the field. We argue for the development of a subfield of sustainability performance in businesses and explain the types of inquiries that should be developed. Finally, we suggest how scholars in the business sustainability field could contribute to the development of better understanding of sustainability performance in businesses.

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