Skip to main content
European Commission logo print header

Article Category

News
Content archived on 2022-12-02

Article available in the following languages:

Alternative methods for EIA and SEA

An opportunity to review the alternatives in the field of environmental impact assessment (EIA) and strategic environmental assessment for policies, plans and programmes (SEA) and the contribution to sustainable development has arisen with a call for tenders from the European ...

An opportunity to review the alternatives in the field of environmental impact assessment (EIA) and strategic environmental assessment for policies, plans and programmes (SEA) and the contribution to sustainable development has arisen with a call for tenders from the European Commission's DG XI. The project should: - Provide a succinct overview of how the requirements of Directive 97/11/EC for the assessment of alternatives have been implemented in national law; - Identify methodologies for the identification, description and assessment of alternatives and evaluate their effectiveness in the context of EIA and SEA; - Provide a thorough examination of a number of case studies, to assess the practical application of the evaluation of alternatives in the EIA and SEA processes and identify opportunities for improvement; - Assess the findings in the context of the above objectives with a view to applying them to SEAs for trans-European transport networks (TENs) projects; - To recommend further actions and prepare guidance on the assessment of alternatives in the Member States of the EU. For further information, please contact quoting reference B4/ETU/990088: European Commission DG XI - Environment, Nuclear Safety and Civil Protection Mr B. Sinnott 200 rue de la Loi B-1049 Brussels Fax +32-2-2994449