SD20. STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT (SEA)
(updated: May 18, 2006 )

* indicates most useful and/or up to date references
OFL = Ordered for Library - please check University Library catalogue for latest on availability:
http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/library/

Arts, Jos & Morrison-Saunders, Angus, (eds.), 2004, 'Assessing Impact: Handbook of EIA and SEA Follow-Up', Earthscan, London, ISBN 1 84407 139 1

Audit Commission, 2000, 'Listen Up! Effective Community Consultation', October, http://www.audit-commission.gov.uk/publications/pdf/mpeffect.pdf

Baker, Chris, 2005, 'Benefit justrifies extra effort' (SEA), Planning 1606, 11.2.05, p15

Barker, Adam; Fischer, Thomas B, 2003, 'English Regionalization and Sustainability: Towards the Development of an Integrated Approach to Strategic Environmental Assessment', European Planning Studies 11 (6), September, p697, http://taylorandfrancis.metapress.com/link.asp?id=V2NP9WAW7RCM4H97

Barraclough, David, 2003, 'Environmental guidance welcomed by the RTPI' (draft guidance on the SEA), Planning 1511, 21.3.03, p21

Bell, Darren, 2005, 'Achieving maximum environmental benefits', (implications for practitioners of the latest SEA and sustainability appraisal regulations), Planning 1631, 5.8.05, p21

Best Foot Forward Ltd, Oxford, tel. (01865) 250818:
- website: http://www.bestfootforward.com
'Ecological Footprint and Sustainability Assessment', ?2005, http://www.bestfootforward.com/downloads/ecologicalfootprint.pdf

Birdlife International, 1995, 'The environmental and structural funds: the role of Strategic Environmental Assessment', Birdlife c/o RSPB, Sandy, Bedfordshire.

Buckold, Steffen & Hey, Christian, 1997, 'Strategic Environmental Assessment of the TENS', Eures, Netherlands, fax. +31 10 241 6363

Burdett, Tanya, 2005, 'Implementing the SEA Directive, including the Sustainability Appraisal experience', Paper presented to the Town and Country Planning Summer School, University of Edinburgh, September, http://www.planningsummerschool.org/papers/year2005/

Carter, Jeremy; Wood, Christopher; Baker, Mike 2003, 'Structure Plan appraisal and the SEA Directive', Town Planning Review 4(4), October, pp395-426

Commission of the European Communities, Brussels:
'(DGXI) Guidelines for the Assessment of Indirect and Cumulative Impacts as well as Impact Interactions', 1999, http://europa.eu.int/comm/environment/eia/eia-studies-and-reports/volume1.pdf
'Case studies on Strategic Environmental Assessment', Directorate-General Environment, Nuclear Safety and Cvil Protection (DG XI), Brussels.
'Directive on the assessment of the effects of certain plans and programmes on the environment' (5685/99), 2000, at http://europa.eu.int/comm/environment/eia/sea-legalcontext.htm
'Directive on Strategic Environmental Assessment' (2001/42/EC), June 2001, http://europa.eu.int/comm/environment.eia/sea-legalcontext.htm

Coombes, D; Skinner, A; Simmonds, D.J; Davidson, M, 2001, 'The Strategic Environmental Assessment in the Trans-Pennine Corridor', Traffic Engineering and Control, ?November, pp266-272.

Countryside Council for Wales / Cyngor Gefn Gwlad Cymru, Environment Agency, English Nature, UK Climate Impacts Programme, Levett-Therivel, CAG Consultants, Environmental Change Institute, 2004, 'Strategic Environmental Assessment and Climate Change: Guidance for Practitioners', Countryside Council for Wales / Cyngor Gefn Gwlad Cymru, Environment Agency, English Nature, UK Climate Impacts Programme, Levett-Therivel, CAG Consultants, Environmental Change Institute, at: http://www.rspb.org.uk/Images/SEA_and_biodiversity_tcm5-56786.pdf

Cuff, Jacqui & Grace, Ruddy, 1994, 'SEA - evaluating the policies EIA cannot reach', Town and Country Planning 63 (2), February.

Dalal-Clayton, Barry & Sadler, Barry, 2005, 'Strategic Environmental Assessment: A Sourcebook and Reference Guide to International Experience;' Earthscan, London, ISBN 1 84407 179 0 (pb) / 1 84407 178 2 (Hb)

Dawe, Steve, 'Strategic Environmental Assessment: a new paradigm for the EU?', World Transport Policy & Practice, 8 (1), available at http://wTransport.org

Department for Transport (DfT), London
- website: http://www.dft.gov.uk
'Developing Guidance for the Department for Transport on the Strategic Environmental Assessment Directive: Consultation core draft', January 2004, http://www.info4local.gov.uk/searchreport.asp?id=18262&heading=e-mail+alert
'Transport plans in England (DfT): Strategic Environmental Assessment: Core Guidance for Transport Plans', 2004, http://www.dft.gov.uk
'Strategic Environmental Assessment Guidance: Local transport plan pilot studies', January 2005,
http://www.info4local.gov.uk/searchreport.asp?id=23056&heading=e-mail+alert

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions (DETR) (June 1997 - June 2001)
- website: http://www.detr.gov.uk
NB: DETR replaced from June 2001 to May 2002 by the Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions (DTLR)
'Strategic Environmental Assessment - Report of the International Policy Seminar', Lincoln, May 1998, DETR Free Literature, 1998.
'Quality of Life Counts. Indicators for a strategy for sustainable development for the UK: a baseline assessment', 1999, The Government Statistical Service, http://www.defra.gov.uk/sustainable/quality99/content.htm
'Local quality of life counts: a handbook for a menu of local indicators of sustainable development', 2000, http://www.defra.gov.uk/sustainable/localind/index.htm
'Good Practice Guide on Sustainability Appraisal of Regional Planning Guidance', 2000, http://www.planning.dtlr.gov.uk/gpgsarpg
'Local quality of life counts: in a nutshell: a summary of a menu of local indicators of sustainable development', 2001, http://www.defra.gov.uk/sustainable/localind/nutshell/index.htm
'Guidance on the Methodology for Multi-Modal Studies', 2001, http://www.dtlr.gov.uk/itwp/mms/vol1
'Strategic Sustainability Assessment of the Nottingham - Derby Green Belt in the East Midland Region', February 2000, http://www.planning.detr.gov.uk/ssa/greenbelt/nd/index.htm
'Guidance on Preparing Regional Sustainable Development Frameworks', ref. 99EP0819, DETR Free Literature, February 2000 and at:- http://www.environment.detr.gov.uk/sustainable/rsdf/guidance2000/index.htm
'Strategic Environmental Assessment of Plans and Programmes: Proceedings of the Intergovernmental Policy Forum, Glasgow, 15 June 1999', DETR Free Literature, Wetherby, June 2000.
NB: DETR replaced from June 2001 to May 2002 by the Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions (DTLR)

Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)
- website: http://www.dti.gov.uk
'Offshore wind energy strategic environmental assessment', 2003, http://www.og.dti.gov.uk/SEA/index.htm
'Strategic Environmental Assessment Six: Environmental report', November 2005.

Doak, Joe et al., 1998, 'From Strategic Environmental Assessment to Sustainability: A Critical Review of the life and times of the SERPLAN Sustainability Panel', Regional Studies 32 (1), February.

Dom, A., 1994, 'Strategic environmental assessment of trans-European networks; the case of the European HST network', PTRC 22nd Summer Annual Meeting, PTRC, London.

Dudley, Geoff, 2004, 'SEA Directive places environment at the heart of plan preparation', Local Transport Today 396, 15.7.04, pp14-15

Eady, Jo, 2004, 'SEA Change in Scotland', eg' (promoting local sustainable development), 10 (10), November, pp4-5

Earthy, Tim & Dodd, Andrew, 1996, 'First step on the road to environmental appraisal' (of plans and programmes), Planning no. 1160, 15.3.96.

Eales, Ric, 2003, 'Europe sets a green agenda' (implications for development planning of the European directive on SEA), Planning 1533, 22.8.03, p18

East Midlands Regional Assembly, 2000, 'Step-by-step Guide to Sustainability Appraisal', EMRA, Melton Mowbrary, Leicestershire.

Economic Commission for Europe, 1992, 'Application of Environmental Impact Assessment Principles to Policies, Plans and Programmes', United Nations, New York.

English Nature publications available from EN Enquiries Services, Northminster House, Peterborough PE1 1UA,
tel. (01733) 455100, fax. (01733) 455103, email: enquiries@english-nature.org.uk or from Telelink,
PO Box 100, Fareham PO15 2SX, tel. (01329) 331300, email: reception@telelink.co.uk:
'Strategic environmental assessment and nature conservation', 1996. ISBN 1 85716 234 X
'Strategic Environmental Assessment and Biodiversity:Guidance for Practitioners', August 2004,
http://www.english-nature.org.uk/pubs/publication/PDF/SEAbiodiversityGuide.pdf

Environment Australia, 1997, 'Strategic Environmental Assessment, Final Report of the International Study of the Effectiveness of Environmental Assessment', Internet version, http://www.erin.gov.au

Environment Agency, 2004, 'Good practice guidelines on strategic environmental assessment', EA, Bristol, http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/aboutus/512398/830672/

European Commission - see 'Commission of the European Communities'

European Conference of Ministers of Transport (ECMT), 1998, 'Strategic Environmental Assessment in the Transport Sector', Agency Publications, TSO, London, February.

European Environmental Bureau, 2006, 'Biodiversity in Strategic Environmental Assessment', EEB, Brussels.

European Parliament & Council of the European Union, 2001, 'Directive 2001/42/EC "on the assessment of the effects of certain plans and Programmes on the environment', October 2002, http://europa.eu.int/comm/environment/eia/full-legal-text/0142_en.pdf

Feature, 2004, 'Strategic Environmental Assessment in action', ISBN 1 844070425, Earthscan, London, http://www.earthscan.co.uk

Forster, Andrew, 1999, 'Councils change policy and prazctice to meet local transport plan requirements', (provisional LTP submissions), Local Transport Today, 12.8.99.

Findlater, Pam, 1995, 'A SEA change for Development Plans'. Planning Week 3 (30), 27.7.95.

Fischer, Thomas, 1999, 'The consideration of sustainability aspects in transport infrastructure related policies, plans and programmes: A comparative analysis of North West England, Noord-Holland and Brandenburg-Berlin', Journal of Environmental Planning and Management 42 (2), March, pp189-219.
Fischer, Thomas, B, 2001, 'Strategic Environmental Assessment in Transport and Land Use Planning', Earthscan, London. ISBN 1853838128 (Hb) / 185383811X (pb) (HE152.6.E6.F4).
Fischer, Thomas & Seaton, Kim, B, 2002, 'Strategic Environmental Assessment: Effective Planning Instrument or Lost Concept?, Planning Practice and Research (Taylor & Francis), 17 (1), February, pp31-44, http://taylorandfrancis.metapress.com

Glasson, John, 1995, 'Regional Planning and the Environment: Time for a SEA Change', Urban Studies, Vol 32.

Goodland, R & Edmundson, V (eds), 1994, 'Environmental Assessment and Development', The World Bank, Washington DC.
Goodland, R & Tillman, G, 1995, 'Strategic Environmental Assessment', Shell Internatinal BV, Health, Safety and Environment Division, The Hague.
Goodland, R, 1997, 'The strategic environmental assessment family', Environmental Assessment 5 (3), pp17-20.

Green Alliance, 1996, 'Strategic Environmental Assessment in Local Authorities', Green Alliance, London.

Hamblin, P., 1999, 'Environmental integration through Strategic Environmental Assessment Prospects in Europe', European Environment, January-February, pp1-9.

Harridge, Clive, 2002, 'Proper use of appraisal tool' (using sustainability appraisals), Planning 1492, 25.10.02, p21
Harridge, Clive, 2003, 'Plan SEA', Green Futures (Forum for the Future), 43, September/October, pp35
Harridge, Clive, 2004, 'An opportunity not to be missed' (implications of planning of the EU Directive on SEA), Town and Country Planning 75 (7/8), July/August, pp218-220

Harrop, D.; Owen & Nixon, J. Ashley, 1999, 'Environmental Assessment in Practice' (Chapter 8), Routledge, London, ISBN 0 415 156912. (GF50.HAR)

Healey, Adrian, 1996, 'Responsible action', (EU environmental legislation and UK planning), Planning Week 4 (49), 25.11.96.
Healey, Adrian, 1997, 'A weather eye on SEA changes', Planning Week 5 (2), 24.1.97.
Healey, Adrian, 1999, 'Set to make an impact' (Proposed Directive on SEA and implications for development plans), Planning 1340, 15.10.99

Holstein,Tom, 2002, 'Moving to a SEA Green Paper', Town and Country Planning 71 (9), September, pp221-223.

Imperial College, London, 2005, 'The Relationship between the EIA and SEA Directives', Imperial College, London, at: http://europa.eu.int/comm/environment/eia/final_report_0508.pdf

International Association for Impact Assessment, 2005, 'Best practice principles for incorporating biodiversity issues into EIA and SEA', (?exact title), at: http://www.iaia.org/Non_Members/Pubs_Ref_Material/SP3.pdf

Jackson, Tony, 2004, 'SEA for real' (the Scottish proposals for implementation of the SEA Directive) Town and Country Planning 75 (7/8), July/August, pp221-223
Jackson, Tony, 2005, 'Strategic Environmental Assessments', Paper presented to the Town and Country Planning Summer School, University of Edinburgh, September, http://www.planningsummerschool.org/papers/year2005/
Jackson, Tony; Illsley, Barbara, 2006, ‘Strategic environmental assessment as a tool of environmental governance: Scotland's extension of the European Union SEA Directive’, Journal of Environmental Planning and Management 49 (3), May, p361, http://journalsonline.tandf.co.uk/link.asp?id=GK774X2582228373

Jonsson, Daniel K.; Johansson, Jessica, 2005, 'Indirect Effects to Include in Strategic Environmental Assessments of Transport Infrastructure Investments', Transport Reviews 26 (2), March, p151,
http://journalsonline.tandf.co.uk/link.asp?id=G450327431G0W054

Johnston, Bryan, 2003, 'Honing the green safety net' (SEA and the planning system), Planning 1533, 22.8.03, p15

Jones, Carys; Baker, Mark; Carter, Jermey; Jay, Stephen; Short, Michael & Wood, Christopher, 2005, 'Strategic Environmentl Assessment and Land Use Planning', Eatrthscan, London, ISBN 1 84407 110 3 (Hb) / 1 84407 109 X (pb)

Kleinschmidt, Volker & Wagner, Dieter, (eds.), 1998, 'Strategic Environmental Assessment in Europe: 4th European Workshop on Environmental Impact Assessment', Kluwer Academic, Dordrecht. ISBN 0 7923 5256 4

Korner, Lone, 1997, 'Strategic Environmental Assessment: Sustainability and Democratisation', European Environment 7 (6), November-December, pp175-180.

Levett, Roger, 2004, 'RSS14 for the East of England: Report of the Strategic Environmental Assessment', available from tel. (0117) 973 2418, October.

Levett-Therivel, 2002, 'National Planning Act: Guidance on Strategic Environmental Assessment, draft report to the Icelandic National Planning Agency.

Local Government Management Board (LGMB)
(became part of the Improvement and Development Agency, IDEA, in April 1999):
'Towards Sustainability; The EC's 5th Action Plan on the Environment: A Guide for Local Authorities', 1993.
'European Environmental Briefing no. 2: Strategic Environmental Assessment', 1996.

London Sustainability Exchange, 2004, 'Environmental Justice in London', London Sustainability Exchange, and at http://www.lsx.org.uk/

Marshall, Ross, 2006, ‘Regional electricity transmission planning and SEA: The case of the electricity company ScottishPower’, Journal of Environmental Planning and Management 49(2), March, p279, http://journalsonline.tandf.co.uk/link.asp?id=LH92537861601144

 Ministere de 'Environnement, Direction de la Nature et des Paysages (MENP), 1995, 'Evaluation Environnementale des Politiques, Plans et Programmes', MENP, Paris

Nicholson, Sean, 2004, 'The sustainable prerogative; (sustainability appraisal or regional and local plans), Planning 1592, 22.10.04, p19

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (ODPM)
(took over responsibility for local government, planning, housing and regeneration etc.
from the DTLR in May 2002)
- website: http://www.odpm.gov.uk
'Making Plans: A Practical Guide', TSO, 2002.
'Draft guidance on the Strategic Environmental Assessment Directive', October 2002, http://www.planning.odpm.gov.uk/consult/sea/index.htm
'Strategic Environmental Assessment Directive: Guidance for Planning Authorities', October 2003, http://www.info4local.gov.uk/searchreport.asp?id=17222&heading=e-mail+alert
'Consultation document on the draft Environmental Assessment of Plans and Programmes Regulations 2004', March 2004, http://www.planning.odpm.gov.uk and from ODPM Free Literature, PO Box 236, Wetherby, West Yorkshire, LS23 7NB: tel. (0870) 1226 236; fax. (0870) 1226 237; textphone (0870) 1207 405; email odpm@twoten.press.net
'Strategic Environmental Assessment/Sustainability Appraisal', Spring 2004.
'Monitoring and Indicators', Spring 2004.
'The Draft Environmental Assessment of Plans and Programmes Regulations 2004: Report on responses to consultation', August 2004, http://www.info4local.gov.uk/searchreport.asp?id=21012&heading=e-mail+alert
'A Draft Practical Guide to the Strategic Environmental Assessment Directive', July 2004,
http://www.info4local.gov.uk/searchreport.asp?id=20774&heading=e-mail+alert
'Land use and spatial plans in England (ODPM): The SEA Directive: Guidance for Planning Authorities', 2004, http://www.odpm.gov.uk
'Sustainability Appraisal of Regional Spatial Strategies and Local Development Frameworks', September 2004, http://www.odpm.gov.uk/stellent/groups/odpm_planning/documents/page/odpm_plan_030923.pdf
'Planning for Sustainable Waste Management: Strategic environmental assessment', December 2004.
http://www.info4local.gov.uk/searchreport.asp?id=22563&heading=e-mail+alert
'A Practical Guide to the Strategic Environmental Assessment Directive', September 2005.
'Sustainablility Appraisal of Regional Spatial Strategies and Local Development Frameworks', November 2005, ISBN: 1 851127 98 4
'Sustainability Impact Assessment of Additional Housing Scenarios in England', December 2005, http://www.odpm.gov.uk/index.asp?id=1162086

Palframan, Lisa, 2005, 'Appraisal fails expectations' (failure of SEA's potential to create better plans), Planning 1647, 2.12.05, p15

Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology, 2004, 'Strategic Environmental Assessment', http://www.parliament.uk/documents/upload/POSTpn223.pdf

Parkhurst, Graham & Richardson, J, ?, 'Modal Integration of Bus and Car in UK Local Transport Policy: The case for Strategic Environmental Assessment', Journal of Transport Geography 10 (3), pp195-206

Partidario, M.R & Clark, R, (eds.), 2000, 'Perspectives on strategic environmental assessment', Earthscan, London.

Pinfield, G, 1992, 'SEA and land-use planning', Project Appraisal 7 (3), pp157-163.

Robinson, Jonathan & Elvin, David, 2004, 'The Environmantal Asessment of Plans and Programmes', Journal of Planning and Environment Law, August, pp1028-1048

Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution (RCEP)
- reports available from The Stationery Office, tel. (0870) 600 5522.
- website: http://www.rcep.org.uk :
Twenty-third Report: Environmental Planning', Cm 5459, TSO, April 2002, http://www.rcep.org.uk/epreport.html (Documents Division Cm 5459)

Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB), The Lodge, Sandy, Bedfordshire SG19 2DL,
tel. (01767) 680551, fax. (01767) 692365
- website: http://www.rspb.org.uk
'Strategic Environmental Assessment and Corridor Analysis of the Trans-European Networks: A Position Paper', PR27/L104, January 1996.

Schmidt M, João E & Albrecht E (eds.), 2005, 'Implementing Strategic Environmental Assessment', Springer-Verlag, Berlin, ISBN 3540205624, - further information available at: http://www.springeronline.com/3-540-20562-4

Scottish Parliament Information Centre:
'Environment Assessment (Scotland) Bill (SPICe Briefing 05/21)', 2005, at http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/business/research/briefings-05/sb05-21.pdf
'Strategic environmental assessment and nuclear power (SPICe briefing 05/36)', (provides a brief introduction to SEA and sets this in the context of possible future energy policy in Scotland), 2005, at: http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/business/research/briefings-05/SB05-36.pdf

Seamark, Deborah, 1996, 'European funding and environmental appraisal', Town and Country Planning, December, pp.340-341.

Sheate, William R, 1995, 'Transport Policy: a critical role for strategic environmental assessment', World Transport Policy and Practice 1 (4) , pp17-24, (and available on the WTPP website).

Short, Michael; Jones, Carys; Carter, Jeremy; Baker, Mark; Wood, Christopher, 2004, 'Current Practice in the Strategic Environmental Assessment of Development Plans in England', Regional Studies 38 (2), April, p177, http://journalsonline.tandf.co.uk/link.asp?id=JGJ2R8TKGHEDXCNJ
Short, Michael & Wood, Chris, 2004, 'Bridging the appraisal gap', (the new EU asssessment rules for plans and programmes), Planning 1578, 16.7.04, p18

Simmons, Stefanie, 2004, 'Lost at sea?', (SEAs and Local Transport Plans), Surveyor, 191 (5805), pp20-21

Smith, S.P. &. Sheate, W.R, 2001, 'Sustainability appraisal of English regional plans: incorporating the requirements of the EU Strategic Environmental Assessment Directive', Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal, December, pp. 263-276.

Steer Davies Gleave, 1996, 'State of the Art on Strategic Environmental Assessment for Transport Infrastructure', Steer Davies Gleave, London,.

Street, Elizabeth, 1993, 'Notes from the Kent coalface on environmental assessment', (on Strategic EA), Planning no. 1022, 11.6.93.
Street, Elizabeth, 1993, 'Kent assessment provides sustainable development basis for the future', (Strategic EA), Planning no. 1023, 18.6.93.

Sustrans, 1998, 'The Strategic Environmental Assessment of the National Cycle Network', Sustrans, Bristol. (OFL).

The Countryside Agency et al., 2001, 'Quality of Life Capital', http://www.qualityoflifecapital.org.uk

The Scottish Executive, Edinburgh
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'Environmental assessment of development plans: interim advice', 2003,, http://www.scotland.gov.uk/library5/planning/eadp-00.asp
'Scottish National Planning Framework: environmental assessment report', May 2004, http://www.scotland.gov.uk/library5/planning/epfear.pdf
'Land use and spatial plans in Scotland: Interim guidance on the Environmental Assessment of Development Plans (Scotland), July 2004, http://www.scotland.gov.uk/library5/planning/eadp-00.asp
'Strategic Environmental Assessment: draft information note on procedures for consultation with the Scottish consultation authorities', November 2005, (deadline for responses is 20 January 2006), at: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/Doc/77843/0018806.pdf
'Strategic Environmental Assessment consultation' (SPP6 Strategic Environmental Assessment Scoping Report consultation), February 2006,
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/Doc/93165/0022398.pdf

Therivel, Riki; Wilson, E; Thompson, S; Heaney, D & Pritchard, D, 1992, 'Strategic Environmental Assessment', Earthscan, London. ISBN 1 85383 147 6
Therivel, Riki, 1996, 'SEA; an acronym whose time has come?', (Ambit Publications) Report for the Natural and Built Environment, Issue 11, March.
Therivel, Riki & Rosario Partidario, Maria, 1996, 'The Practice of Strategic Environmental Assessment', Earthscan, London. ISBN 1 85383 373 8 (GF4102 PRA)
Therivel, Riki, 1996, 'SEA - an acronym whose time has come?', Nature's Place, Issue 11, March.
Therivel, Riki, 1996, 'Strategic Environmental Assessment in the Transport Sector', in 'Transport Policy and the Environment' (ed. David Banister), E & FN Spon, London. HE243.T7
Therivel, R. & Minas, P, 2002, 'Ensuring effective sustainability appraisal of development plans', Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal, June.
Tonk, J.A.M.N. & Verheem, R.A.A, 1998, 'Integrating the environment in strategic decision-making – one concept, multiple forms', presented at International Association for Impact Assessment Conference, Christchurch, New Zealand.
Therivel, Riki, 2004, 'Strategic Environmental Assessment in Action', Earthscan, London, ISBN 1 84407 042 5 (pb) / 1 84407 041 7 (Hb)
Therivel, Riki, 2003, 'Guide to SEA navigation', Town and Country Planning 72 (10), November, pp308-309
Therivel, Riki, 2005, 'Strategic Environmental Assessment', Paper presented to the Town and Country Planning Summer School, University of Edinburgh, September, http://www.planningsummerschool.org/papers/year2005/

Thomas, Rik, 2004, 'Can SEAs make politicians take note of environmental impacts?', Local Transport Today 404, 4.11.04, pp12-13

TRL Ltd & Collingwood Environmental Planning, 2002, 'Analysis of Baseline Data Requirements for the SEA Directive – Final Report', http://www.trl.co.uk/static/environment/SWRA%20SEA%20Report%2011.pdf

Wansburgy, Claire, 2001, 'Directive can lead to more effective plans', Planning 1421, 1.6.01, p8

Wilson, E, 1993, 'Strategic Environmental Assessment', Earthscan, London.

Wood, Christopher, 1993, 'Strategic Environmental Assessment in Australia and New Zealand', Project Appraisal 7 (3), September.
Wood, Christopher, 2001, 'Impact of sea change' (coming to terms with the new requirements for environmental assessment of plans and programmes), Planning 1431, 10.8.01, p13.

Zagorianakos, Efthimis, 1999, 'An Ex-ante Appraisal of the Possible Implementation of the Proposed Directive on Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) in England and Greece', Planning Practice and Research 14 (4), November.