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author | rekado <rekado@elephly.net> | 2013-04-06 14:26:38 +0800 |
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committer | rekado <rekado@elephly.net> | 2013-04-06 14:26:38 +0800 |
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diff --git a/assignment1/discussion.tex b/assignment1/discussion.tex index db07b3e..2115754 100644 --- a/assignment1/discussion.tex +++ b/assignment1/discussion.tex @@ -34,19 +34,23 @@ 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}. -- poor environmental models / baseline => precautionary principle +A 2008 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 +RMA; much more often faulty applications are accepted and gradually +improved through requests for additional information in line with +section 92 of the RMA \parencite{performance}. It is doubtful whether +poor quality assessments significantly improve through this course of +action. It is clear, however, that this approach not only delays the +processing of resource consents, but also increases the likelihood of +poor quality applications slipping through. + \textcite{practitioners} - according to survey of practitioners checklists are most often used, matrices and expert EIA systems are not; checklists are overly simplistic. +- poor environmental models / baseline => precautionary principle -% TODO -http://www.mfe.govt.nz/publications/rma/review-consent-processing-performance-round-one-jan08/html/page4.html -poor quality applications are rarely refused as permitted by section -88(3) of the RMA. Once they have been accepted, inadequancies within -the application are addressed through the use of section 92; this -approach not only delays the processing of resource consents, but also -increases the likelihood of poor quality applications to be granted. \subsection{Participation of the public} @@ -165,4 +169,7 @@ implementation of environmental management practices \parencite{TODO}. 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}
\ No newline at end of file +\end{quote} + +other things: +- consideration of alternatives: how about the RMA?
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