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Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) Knowledge Centre
Part III : How to Conduct SEA?
SEA Methodologies
Methods and Applications in Hong Kong

Since policy-making processes may vary from case to case, it is commonly agreed that methods and techniques used in SEA should be highly flexible to coincide with each PPP.

SEA methodologies employed in Hong Kong and their applications on various PPPs are summarized below.

  1. Scenario Analysis
  2. Life Cycle Assessment
  3. Environmentally Extended Input/ Output Analysis (IOA)
  4. Risk Assessment
  5. Impact Pathway Approach
  6. Ecological Impact Assessment
  7. Multiple Attribute Analysis (MAA)
  8. Environmental Objectives
  9. Economic Valuation
  10. Surveys
  11. Valuation Methods based on Mass, Energy and Area