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M -L. Liou, N.- W. Kuo & Y. -H Yu

Abstract

Sustainable indicators for strategic environmental assessment in Taiwan M.-L. ~ i o u ' , N.-W. KUO* & Y.-H. yu3 '~raduate Institute of Environmental Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taiwan, ROC 2 Graduate Institute of Tourism and Health Science, National Taipei College of Nursing, Taiwan, ROC 3 Graduate Institute of Environmental Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taiwan, ROC Abstract The legislation and implementation of strategic environmental assessment (SEA) in Taiwan are currently at an early stage. As the legal system for SEA in Taiwan needs to be improved in many aspects, it was argued that the scope of policies should be expanded; the SEA review committee should be promoted; a retroactive mechanism for SEA needs to be implemented; and indicators for sustainable development should be incorporated. Based on the Policy Environmental Assessment Act promulgated in 2001, eleven items of policies are required to conduct SEA. It was also regulated that the environmental impact

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