Iris Vargas’s scientific contributions

... However, the way indicators are incorporated into the SEA framework will affect their performance. Chile incorporated the SEA system in 2010 and established that all national land-use-and spatial-planning instruments must be subject to the assessment framework as part of the broader evaluation process [15]. The objectives were multiple: to incorporate environmental considerations of sustainable development into the design and implementation of general regulatory plans, policies, and programs that impact on the environment or sustainability processes; to ensure the integration of such considerations within the respective plan, policy or program including any subsequent amendments or modifications thereto; and to detect any potentially adverse environmental effects associated with, or that may result from, a particular plan, policy, or program, and thus facilitate the mitigation of such effects in order to prevent subsequent and/or cumulative environmental impacts [16]. ...

Reference:

Use of Indicators in Strategic Environmental Assessments of Urban-Planning Instruments: A Case Study