Abstract
Saudi Arabia has recently begun to implement its General Environmental Regulations. The main purpose is to ensure that environmental considerations are taken into account at all levels of planning with an emphasis on incorporating EIA (Environmental Impact Assessment) into development activities. However, there is a need to develop a broad framework of SEA (Strategic Environmental Assessment) for the proper integration of sustainability into decision-making processes. This paper reviews and discusses a framework for ensuring sustainability in Saudi Arabia, particularly at the local level. The paper develops guidelines and a framework for implementing the principles of sustainability in Saudi municipalities through SEA.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 303-311 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Journal of Environmental Planning and Management |
| Volume | 47 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Mar 2004 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:Thanks are due to King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals for the support of this research through the Applied Research Income Grants ARI-019. The authors also acknowledge the views and comments of the referees.
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Geography, Planning and Development
- Water Science and Technology
- General Environmental Science
- Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes
- Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
