[Using the synergies between strategic environmental evaluation and HIA to advance the integration of environmental and health issues in public decision-making processes].
The Geneva rule was the first one in Switzerland to introduce the concept of Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA). This assessment constitutes a decision making aid which describes the process set up to allow evaluation of potential environmental impact and comparison of possible variants, recommends the choice for the best option and suggests the precautions to take. It presents much resemblances to HIA. In this case therefore the application of SEA in the urban planning project MICA has been presented. It is in this framework that a first experience of integration HIA to the SEA process was realized. In an additional way to SEA, HIA is focused on the following fields of potential impact: transport and movements, housing, public facilities, water management.
Simos
Jean
J
Health Department of the Canton of Geneva, Switzerland. jean.simos@etat.ge.ch
Arrizabalaga
Philippe
P
D002958:City Planning; D003661:Decision Support Techniques; D004777:Environment; D006284:Health Plan Implementation; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D020380:Needs Assessment; D011634:Public Health; D013557:Switzerland; D014504:Urban Health