move plan consultation to background

2 files changed, 24 insertions, 23 deletions

diff --git a/assignment1/discussion.tex b/assignment1/discussion.tex
index 164dad0..70a646d 100644
--- a/assignment1/discussion.tex
+++ b/assignment1/discussion.tex
@@ -78,24 +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.
 
-Councils have created ``generous opportunities'' for public
-consultation during the initial consultation stage of the plan
-formation process by means of workshops and
-meetings \parencite{miller2010implementing}. Upon completion the plan
-is made available for comments from the public for a period of at
-least forty working days, which is followed by a hearing period and
-the opportunity to appeal to the Environment Court.  The picture on
-the resource consent level, however, is a different one.  According to
-the 2010/11 survey of local authorities the 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 publicly notified (``poor
-provision of information''). Hence, although the public can influence
-the framework relative to which resource consents are evaluated, there
-is limited opportunity for the public to affect the outcome of the
-actual decision-making process; this situation may result in reduced
-willingness to participate in areas where public participation is
-still possible (``failure to influence the decision-making process'').
+While councils usually engange the public during the consultation
+phases of the plan formation process, the picture on the resource
+consent level is a different one.  According to the 2010/11 survey of
+local authorities the 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 publicly notified (``poor provision of information''). Hence,
+although the public can influence the framework relative to which
+resource consents are evaluated, there is limited opportunity for the
+public to affect the outcome of the actual decision-making process;
+this situation may result in reduced willingness to participate in
+areas where public participation is still possible (``failure to
+influence the decision-making process'').
 
 % screening is political because it depends on the values of those
 % who perform the screening
diff --git a/assignment1/main.tex b/assignment1/main.tex
index 652fd53..c80bb73 100644
--- a/assignment1/main.tex
+++ b/assignment1/main.tex
@@ -177,18 +177,24 @@ resource consents \parencite{furuseth}.  As
 council has to address in plans and policy statements are mostly
 related to the sustainable management of natural or physical
 resources. Planning at the district level is constrained by these
-regional plans and policies.
+regional plans and policies. The plans and policies at the national,
+regional, and district level provide a framework for regulation of
+development activities.
 
-The plans and policies at the national, regional, and district level
-provide a framework for regulation of development activities.
-%TODO: the evolution of a plan; public participation in the evolution of plans
+Councils have created ``generous opportunities'' for public
+consultation during the initial consultation stage of the plan
+formation process by means of workshops and
+meetings \parencite{miller2010implementing}. Upon completion the plan
+is made available for comments from the public for a period of at
+least forty working days, which is followed by a hearing period and
+the opportunity to appeal to the Environment Court.
 
 
 \subsubsection{Resource consents}
 
 For every proposed activity that is not explicitly allowed as a
 `Permitted Activity' in the appropriate regional or district plan,
-resource consent have to be obtained from the local authorities before
+resource consents have to be obtained from the local authorities before
 development may commence \parencite{fookes}. Every resource consent
 application, in turn, requires the proponent to produce an Assessment
 of Environmental Effects (AEE); this requirement is most readily