remove national level from scratch space

2 files changed, 21 insertions, 21 deletions

diff --git a/assignment1/discussion.tex b/assignment1/discussion.tex
index b340e7a..47950d6 100644
--- a/assignment1/discussion.tex
+++ b/assignment1/discussion.tex
@@ -95,6 +95,9 @@ governance, by district or city councils.
 - \textcite[p 267]{furuseth}: little experience or resources to
   scrutinise EIA on the local level
 
+- very slow publication of NPS and NES at the national level
+  \textcite{miller2010implementing}
+
 
 \subsection{Monitoring and follow-up work}
 
diff --git a/assignment1/main.tex b/assignment1/main.tex
index ef1f88e..68d40a7 100644
--- a/assignment1/main.tex
+++ b/assignment1/main.tex
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ activities \parencite{principles}:
     identifying the key impacts that are associated with the project.
 
   \item[Consideration of alternatives]
-    TODO
+    TODO: important. Spend a little more time on this.
 
   \item[Impact analysis, mitigation, and evaluation of residual impacts]
     (TODO: Evaluation of the significance of residual impacts)
@@ -110,12 +110,26 @@ decisions relating to resource usage are made not only within the
 national policy framework but also at a level closest to the resources
 in question \parencite[p 27]{miller2010implementing}.
 
-
 Responsible for the national policy framework within which local
-authorities evaluate resource consent application
-  - Ministry for the Environment responsible for RMA
+authorities are encouraged to develop local plans and evaluate
+resource consent applications is the Ministry for the Environment.
+%TODO: more on the national level
+
+  - should prepare national policy statements (NPS)
+                   - broad scope
+                   - issues affecting more than a region or the whole country
+                   - global agreements/commitments
+                   national environmental standards (NES)
+                   - very specific and technical
+                   - addressing standards of air quality, water quality/levels/flows, discharges, etc
+                   when deemed appropriate by minister
+  - 2009 establishment of the EPA (due to RMA amendments)
+  - 2010 extended functions of the EPA as Crown Agent, taking over
+    all regulatory functions of the MfE;
+    MfE focusses on policy + regulation not under RMA (Hazardous substances Act, Ozone Protection Act, Climate Change Response Act)
 
 
+\subsection{SCRATCH SPACE}
 
 ``Social Assessment'' (Taylor et al in the Green Book, chapter 25)
 \begin{quote}
@@ -140,23 +154,6 @@ TODO
 - requirement: policy environmental assessment (SEA)
 
 \textcite{miller2010implementing}
-- three layers of plans
-  NATIONAL LEVEL
-  - Ministry for the Environment responsible for RMA
-  - should prepare national policy statements (NPS)
-                   - broad scope
-                   - issues affecting more than a region or the whole country
-                   - global agreements/commitments
-                   national environmental standards (NES)
-                   - very specific and technical
-                   - addressing standards of air quality, water quality/levels/flows, discharges, etc
-                   when deemed appropriate by minister
-  - very slow publication of NPS and NES
-  - 2009 establishment of the EPA (due to RMA amendments)
-  - 2010 extended functions of the EPA as Crown Agent, taking over
-    all regulatory functions of the MfE;
-    MfE focusses on policy + regulation not under RMA (Hazardous substances Act, Ozone Protection Act, Climate Change Response Act)
-
   REGIONAL LEVEL
   - regional councils need to produce regional policy statement (RPS)
   - may produce regional plans