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Environmental Assessment as Part of the Territorial Planning Documentation. Case Study: Hârtibaciu Valley. The strategic environmental assessment is a procedure recently implemented within the process of setting up the territorial planning documentations. The purpose of this procedure is to guide the regulations within the territorial planning documentation according to the existing environmental regulations. It is an iterative procedure, within which the stipulations of the plans and programmes are analysed and corrected, taking into account the opinion of the regulating authorities, of the local authorities and of the public. In this paper, we would like to provide an image of the manner in which such a strategic environmental assessment has been performed for a Zonal Plan – Hârtibaciu Valley. The analysed area, delimited according to administrative criteria and considered as a project region, generally comprises the catchment area of Hârtibaciu Valley and is part of Hârtibaciu Plateau natural region. From the point of view of the natural features, the area is characterized by a noticeable extension of grasslands and hay fields, and the existence of two protected areas, included in Natura 2000 category: “Middle Olt – Cibin – Hârtibaciu” and „Sighişoara – Târnava Mare”. These elements provide the necessary characteristics for Hârtibaciu Valley to be declared a “sustainable ecological region”, provided that fair objectives and development measures are implemented, in accordance with the environmental legislation.

Keywords: plans, programmes, environmental impacts, assessment, environmental quality, Natura 2000 network, monitoring, environmental report.