2010 年 33 巻 2 号 p. 39-49
In Japan, a guideline for Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) was introduced in April 2007; some local governments seem to be making new progress in implementing the SEA system. The SEA concept has been adopted in the planning process of some public projects, but there is a lack of practical experience.
In this study, the “Project-Consultation System,” as used by Yokohama City when implementing SEA, was analyzed in order to describe the Environmental Consideration System employed in planning during the Public Involvement (PI) phase of transport plans.
As a result, the Project-Consultation System was found to be similar to an integrated-model of SEA, the main features were identified as: the selection of environmental considerations, no participation of the public or experts, and restrictive linkage to Environmental Impact Assessment. Concerning the system operations, timing of commencement for SEA process, environmental considerations, participation of the public and experts, and tiering with Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) were analyzed using the case study of Kosoku-Yokohama Kanjyo-Hokuseisen Highway in Yokohama City.