Journal of Emerging Trends in Engineering and Applied Sciences: Research Areas

Article Title: Study and Check Principles for Implementation of Strategic Environmental Assessment (Sea) Process In Organizational Planning and Decision-Making Process towards Sustainable Development
by Dr. Vijayan Gurumurthy Iyer,

Abstract:
In this policy research paper, study and check principles for implementation of strategic environmental assessment (SEA) process in organizational planning and decision-making process towards sustainable development is discussed. Strategic environmental assessment (SEA) process can be broadly defined as a study of the impacts of a proposed project, plan, project, policy or legislative action on the environment and sustainability. In this research, SEA process has been aimed in order to incorporate environmental and sustainability factors in to project planning and decision-making process such as project formulation and appraisal of Indo-Matsushita midget electrode (battery carbon rod) plant in 1979 at Tada, sustainable bridge, road and sanitation structure, green building, nuclear power plant, cotton roller ginning plant and concrete mixing plants that inclusive of policies, programs, plans and legislative actions. The primary purpose of the EIA process is to encourage the consideration of the environment in organizational�s process and to arrive at actions that are environmentally compatible. Environmental Health Impact Assessment (EHIA) process has been conducted for nuclear power plant to consider the safety and health impacts in order to mitigate psychological health loadings on workers and nearby residents. Social Impact Assessment (SIA) process can be defined as the systematic identification and evaluation of the potential social impacts (effects) of proposed projects, plans, programs, or legislative actions such that social consideration is encouraged in process and to arrive at actions that are socially compatible with reference to a sustainable sanitation project. SEA process concerns to environment and sustainability effects in process and arrive at proposed projects, plans, programs, and legislative actions that are compatible with respect to environment and sustainability issues. International EIA process required multi-disciplinary approach that has been conducted very early stage of Japanese Matsushita carbon rod project in 1982 for strategic environmental assessment. The paper highlights SEA process conducted for certain projects that based on operation and process approach and associated studies for sustainable development. Engineering or technical hybrid lifecycle analysis (LCA) has been conducted for identifying and measuring the impact of civil engineering industrial products on the environment and sustain efficacy by means of mass and energy balance methods. LCA considers the activities related to raw materials, transformation, ancillary materials, equipment, method, market, man power, production, use, disposal and ancillary equipment. SEA system is a potentially useful element of good environmental management and sustainable development; however, as currently practiced in construction industries, it is far from perfection. Emphasis should be given in construction industries on maintaining economic viability of the operation, while in turn taking care to preserve the ecological and social sustainabilities of the country. International EIA process required multi-disciplinary approach that has been conducted very early stage of Indo-Matsushita Midget electrode project in 1982 at Tada for economic, ecological and social sustainablities.

Keywords: Education, Eutrophication, Environment, Generic, Source-Specific, Management, Sustainability

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