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diff --git a/assignment1/discussion.tex b/assignment1/discussion.tex index cd6695a..27f14b5 100644 --- a/assignment1/discussion.tex +++ b/assignment1/discussion.tex @@ -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 |