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@@ -1,13 +1,9 @@
-% discussion 1000
-% - common issues in EIA      400
-% - evaluating NZ's approach  600
-
 \section{Discussion}
 
 This section discusses common problems of EIA implementations as they
-relate to the RMA, as well as issues that New Zealand's integrated and
-devolved approach to environmental assessment brought about.
-
+relate to the RMA, as well as issues that are specific to New
+Zealand's integrated and devolved approach to environmental
+assessment.
 
 \subsection{The quality of assessments}
 
@@ -20,6 +16,8 @@ projects falls into the set of proposals that require assessment,
 creating an enormous volume of assessment and review
 work \parencite{practitioners}.
 
+% TODO: consideration of alternatives: how about the RMA?
+
 According to a survey of EIA practitioners \parencite{practitioners},
 the lack of central guidance on impact assessment practice makes it
 difficult for the assessors---planning professionals and engineers who
@@ -34,6 +32,8 @@ participants primarily aimed to fulfill the requirements of the Fourth
 Schedule in preparing an AEE and was not concerned with following
 international EIA best practice \parencite{practitioners}.
 
+%- failure to predict important impacts
+
 A review of constent processing performance by the Ministry for the
 Environment further revealed that councils rarely reject subpar
 resource consent applications as permitted by section 88(3) of the
@@ -78,20 +78,19 @@ poor knowledge of the public about the process; poor provision of
 information; failure to influence the decision-making process; poor
 execution of participation methods; and regulatory
 constraints. According to the 2010/11 survey of local authorities the
-New Zealand Ministry for the Environment carries out every two years,
-only about 6 per cent of all resource consents in the two-year period
-were notified in some way, with only 4 per cent being publically
-notified \parencite{rma-survey} (``poor provision of
-information''). Hence, there is limited opportunity for the public to
-participate in the decision-making process which may result in reduced
-participation in areas where it is still possible (``failure to
-influence the decision-making process'').
-
+New Zealand \textcite{rma-survey} carries out every two years, only
+about six per cent of all resource consents in the two-year period
+were notified in some way, with only four per cent being publically
+notified (``poor provision of information''). Hence, there is limited
+opportunity for the public to participate in the decision-making
+process which may result in reduced participation in areas where it is
+still possible (``failure to influence the decision-making process'').
+
+% TODO
 % - opportunities for public involvement?
 % - screening is political because it depends on the values of those
 %   who perform the screening; public participation in plan development?
-
-On the other hand, public participation ... leads to abuse, slow process miller2010implementing
+% On the other hand, public participation ... leads to abuse, slow process miller2010implementing
 
 
 \subsection{Cumulative effects and the devolved mandate}
@@ -119,6 +118,8 @@ used in the past to successfully overcome this limitation for
 individual projects that require multiple resources consent
 applications to be considered \parencite{fookes}.
 
+%- poor communication
+
 The same problem exists for `Permitted Activities' whose impact is
 considered too minor to warrant an assessment of effects. The RMA does
 not demand an assessment of the cumulative impacts of `Permitted
@@ -131,7 +132,7 @@ required both resource consents and monitoring were monitored by
 regional and territorial councils. As a result, it is difficult to
 evaluate the accuracy of the predictions of a considerable number of
 AEE and the effectiveness of local plans and
-policies \parencite[p 49]{sadler}.
+policies \parencite[compare][p 49]{sadler}.
 
 The effectiveness of monitoring to anticipate cumulative effects also
 depends on the institutional framework in which it is performed. For
@@ -149,23 +150,4 @@ still rely on project EIA rather than undertaking policy and
 plan-level assessments'' (p 146).  The relative lack of guiding
 constraints on local plans favours regional differences in the
 implementation of environmental management
-practices \parencite[see]{discussion}.
-
-
-\subsection{TODO: Effective? Does EIA bring about sustainable development?}
-
-- failure to predict important impacts
-- poor communication
-
-``Environmental Assessment in a Changing World'' (EAE\_10E.PDF, Sadler)
-\begin{quote} (page 49)
-  [EA under the RMA] ... is indirectly specified for policy
-  statements and strategic plans which local authorities are required to
-  prepare to guide and implement sustainable resource
-  management. Application at this level is variable and, overall, it is
-  concluded that the unique way that EA is integrated into the Act makes
-  evaluation of the effectiveness of implementation difficult
-\end{quote}
-
-other things:
-- consideration of alternatives: how about the RMA?
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+practices \parencite[see case studies in][]{discussion}.
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