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Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) and Multi-Criteria Analysis: An Integrated Approach

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Strategic Environmental Assessment and Urban Planning

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With the aim of enhancing the level of sustainability of plans and programmes adopted by local, regional and national authorities, the European Commission (EU) has adopted the Directive 2001/42/EC on the assessment of effects of plans and programmes on the environment. Starting from the analysis of strengths and possible uses of Multi-Criteria Analysis (MCA) and the investigation of its application in combination with the SWOT Analysis and the Stakeholder Analysis, the paper aims at presenting a multi-methodological approach based on the use of MCA for Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA). Given the spatial nature of the decision problem the multi-methodological approach is moreover combined with Geographic Information System (GIS). The Multicriteria-Spatial Decision Support System (MC-SDSS) proposed is able to support the decision-making processes in the field of environmental management by providing evidence and increasing the level of choices’ transparency and legitimacy.

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  1. Department of Architecture and Urban Studies DASTU, Politecnico Di Milano, Milan, Italy

    Alessandra Oppio

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    Marta Dell’Ovo

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Oppio, A., Dell’Ovo, M. (2020). Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) and Multi-Criteria Analysis: An Integrated Approach. In: Campeol, G. (eds) Strategic Environmental Assessment and Urban Planning. Green Energy and Technology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-46180-5_4

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