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diff --git a/assignment3/background.tex b/assignment3/background.tex index f06d9c6..e08da03 100644 --- a/assignment3/background.tex +++ b/assignment3/background.tex @@ -118,13 +118,7 @@ this approach not only delays the processing of resource consents, but also increases the likelihood of poor quality applications slipping through. -It is of utmost importance that an assessment of environmental effects -be detailed enough and understandable for interested members of the -public to enable them to make submissions on the proposal without -first having to engage in investigations -themselves \parencite{reading4.3}. A misleading or unintelligible AEE -will be very difficult for the public to challenge on technical -grounds. If, additionally, the application is not considered to have +If the application is not considered to have more than minor impacts and is thus not publicly notified, it becomes very difficult for members of the public to affect the outcome of the resource consent decision. According to \textcite{mediation}, only @@ -197,6 +191,9 @@ that techniques used in consents. \parencite[p 13][]{confessions} \end{quote} +%TODO: report on the sad state of council plans that have had +% provisionary plans for years and the process dragged on for many years. + The findings further suggest that the width of this implementation gap is closely linked to council capacity. Due to the devolved nature of environmental management intended by the RMA and the wide range of @@ -209,6 +206,9 @@ appropriate for the district and innovation in the area of evaluation techniques---may actually be suppressed as a consequence of a lack of capacity on the level of local government. +Summarising the effect of capacity on consent processing practice, +\textcite[p 46][]{confessions} comes to this conclusion: + \begin{quote} The findings of this research would suggest that low capacity forces councils to adopt policies that appear to favour economic growth. In @@ -217,18 +217,8 @@ capacity on the level of local government. proceed quickly and unimpeded does not foster a climate that considers and values environmental quality to the extent advocated in many district plans (or envisaged by the RMA). - \parencite[p 46][]{confessions} \end{quote} -% TODO -%The lower the council capacity and plan quality, the greater -%the implementation gap. - - -%TODO: report on the sad state of council plans that have had -% provisionary plans for years and the process dragged on for many years. - - \subsection{Submissions, hearings and the officer's report} @@ -236,6 +226,13 @@ For those applications that the responsible council has determined will have impacts on the environment that are more than minor and that have been publicly notified, members of the public can make submissions to challenge---or express support for---the application. +It is of utmost importance that an assessment of environmental effects +be detailed enough and understandable for interested members of the +public to enable them to make submissions on the proposal without +first having to engage in investigations +themselves \parencite{reading4.3}. A misleading or unintelligible AEE +will be very difficult for the public to challenge on technical +grounds. % TODO |