From ed0edbf2409159de7aef3dc12e0f0c7110232867 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: rekado Date: Sun, 7 Apr 2013 11:26:13 +0800 Subject: move plan consultation to background --- assignment1/discussion.tex | 31 +++++++++++++------------------ assignment1/main.tex | 16 +++++++++++----- 2 files changed, 24 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-) (limited to 'assignment1') 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 -- cgit v1.2.3