move stuff from scratch page into background

2 files changed, 37 insertions, 33 deletions

diff --git a/assignment3/background.tex b/assignment3/background.tex
index 36eceba..f2b76c2 100644
--- a/assignment3/background.tex
+++ b/assignment3/background.tex
@@ -59,6 +59,28 @@ affected people refuse to provide written approval before the
 assessment of environmental effects has been carried out and
 submitted.
 
+% TODO: easy to buy off directly affected people -- outcome is not sustainable
+
+%- side agreements: applicants can buy consent by paying directly
+%  affected people, incurring poor environmental outcomes for the
+%  community or future generations. \parencite{PCE1998}
+%
+%
+%  \begin{quote}
+%    The environmental risks associated with side agreements depend on
+%    the council’s knowledge and treatment of any contractual
+%    arrangements by consent applicants. Good practice by the consent
+%    authority can help to minimise these risks. For example, where a
+%    private agreement does not necessarily result in effects on the
+%    environment being mitigated, consent authorities should impose
+%    appropriate conditions to mitigate these effects.
+%  \end{quote} \parencite[][p 9]{PCE1998}
+%
+%
+%- wider example may be the golden link mine where the applicant
+%  promised to do unrelated work for the community to secure approval
+
+
 
 \subsubsection{The importance of reviews}
 
@@ -121,7 +143,9 @@ applications are rather common and are often upheld due to the fact
 that local authorities ``failed to carry out sufficient enquiries
 before deciding that there were no affected parties or that it would
 be unreasonable for the applicant to obtain written approval from
-affected parties'' \parencite{reading4.3}.
+affected parties'' \parencite{reading4.3}.  In fact, according to the
+\textcite{ME1069}, the number of formal objections against consent
+decisions follows an upward trend in recent years.
 
 % beyond the requirements of the Fourth Schedule there are few
 % guidelines to assess the quality of an AEE \parencite{miller2010implementing}.
@@ -146,10 +170,10 @@ zone, the application could not be rejected on grounds of
 non-compliance.  A second application for a scaled-down proposal was
 also approved without public notification.
 
-While it is possible to amend plans and there are established
-mechanisms for extensive consultation in the plan creation process, it
-is clearly not feasible to modify plans on a case-by-case basis.
-Under the assumptions of the RMA, plans are the foundations on which
+While it is possible to amend plans and established mechanisms for
+extensive consultation exist in the plan creation process, it is
+clearly not feasible to modify plans on a case-by-case basis.  Under
+the assumptions of the RMA, plans are the foundations on which
 resource consent decisions are made to achieve sustainable
 development; they were not meant to be used as a tool to block
 individual proposals and hence do not support quick amendment
@@ -214,6 +238,13 @@ have been publicly notified, members of the public can make
 submissions to challenge---or express support for---the application.
 
 % TODO
+
+At the example of three case studies, \textcite{reading5.6} argues
+that access to information and the ability to present a position
+professionally is a precondition to successful participation in the
+consultation stages of the resource consent process.
+
+
 % Officer's report and decision-making.
 - in the case of public notification, council prepares a report based
 on submissions, the AEE and additional evidence provided by the
diff --git a/assignment3/outline b/assignment3/outline
index 8b6288e..c4cd2c7 100644
--- a/assignment3/outline
+++ b/assignment3/outline
@@ -17,28 +17,6 @@
   pre-hearing meetings (for notified applications) went down; also the
   number of successful pre-hearing meetings went down.
 
-- upward trend: number of objections against consent decisions (see
-  section 2.10)\parencite{ME1069}
-
-- side agreements: applicants can buy consent by paying directly
-  affected people, incurring poor environmental outcomes for the
-  community or future generations. \parencite{PCE1998}
-
-
-  \begin{quote}
-    The environmental risks associated with side agreements depend on
-    the council’s knowledge and treatment of any contractual
-    arrangements by consent applicants. Good practice by the consent
-    authority can help to minimise these risks. For example, where a
-    private agreement does not necessarily result in effects on the
-    environment being mitigated, consent authorities should impose
-    appropriate conditions to mitigate these effects.
-  \end{quote} \parencite[][p 9]{PCE1998}
-
-
-- wider example may be the golden link mine where the applicant
-  promised to do unrelated work for the community to secure approval
-
 - councils are not capable of processing consent applications to the
   standards that are detailed in the plans:
 
@@ -74,9 +52,4 @@
       relation to legislative intent, they are not cautious enough; they are
       administratively cautious; they are administratively cavalier; they
       are environmentally conservative, they are not conservative enough.
-    \end{quote} [p 8]
- 
-
-
-
-% TODO: split assignment into Theory / Legislation and Implementation
\ No newline at end of file
+    \end{quote} [p 8]
\ No newline at end of file