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@@ -70,11 +70,10 @@ EIA process calls for the participation of the general public, in
 particular the participation of affected individuals or interest
 groups \parencite{wilkins}.
 
-% TODO: need better sources for this statement It is therefore rather
-disappointing that even in recent reviews of international EIA
-practise, public participation remains on a fairly low
-level \parencite{eia-state-of-the-art}. Some of the main barriers to
-public participation cited by \textcite{eia-state-of-the-art} are:
+It is therefore rather disappointing that even in recent reviews of
+international EIA practise, public participation remains on a fairly
+low level \parencite{eia-state-of-the-art}. Some of the main barriers
+to public participation cited by \textcite{eia-state-of-the-art} are:
 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
@@ -89,11 +88,11 @@ participation in areas where it is still possible (``failure to
 influence the decision-making process'').
 
 % - 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
 
-  
 
 \subsection{Cumulative effects and the devolved mandate}
 
@@ -120,9 +119,6 @@ used in the past to successfully overcome this limitation for
 individual projects that require multiple resources consent
 applications to be considered \parencite{fookes}.
 
-% - screening is political because it depends on the values of those
-%   who perform the screening; public participation in plan development?
-
 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
@@ -137,8 +133,6 @@ evaluate the accuracy of the predictions of a considerable number of
 AEE and the effectiveness of local plans and
 policies \parencite[p 49]{sadler}.
 
-% This is one of the reasons for the birth of Strategic Environmental Assessment.
-
 The effectiveness of monitoring to anticipate cumulative effects also
 depends on the institutional framework in which it is performed. For
 local authorities under the RMA, national policy statements and