Urbani izziv Volume 17, No. 1–2, December 2006
: 204–207
(Nature and planning)
doi: 10.5379/urbani-izziv-en-2006-17-01-02-009
Author
Damjana GANTAR
Urban Planning Institute of the Republic of Slovenia, Ljubljana, Slovenia
damjana.gantar@uirs.si
Mojca GOLOBIČ
Urban Planning Institute of the Republic of Slovenia, Ljubljana, Slovenia
mojca.golobic@uirs.si
Title
Screenplays: From knowledge to devicing policies
Abstract
Public policies and related interventions cause diverse territorial impacts; intended and wanted as well as lateral, indirect and unwanted ones. Strategic impact assessments are commonly used to identify and assess these impacts. Besides, the main intention of impact assessments is to influence and optimize the policy actions in terms of their impacts. Forecasting of future development and identification of impacts is a complex task, charged with uncertainties, which requires resourceful use and combination of different tools. Scenarios are among the most effective forecasting, communication and policy design tools. The paper presents the use of scenarios in a strategic environmental impact assessment for a high speed rail in Slovenia. Scenarios were used as an input for environmental vulnerability modelling. Acceptability of environmental costs brought about by planned intervention can only be assessed based on knowledge about the changes/benefits.
Key Words
high speed railway, scenarios, strategic environmental impact assessment, traffic policy impact assessment