From f548d0f56710c76f1581d563ef536c94e2cf45b0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: rekado Date: Sat, 25 May 2013 22:08:02 +0800 Subject: assignment3 --- assignment3/clippings | 56 +++++++++ assignment3/document.tex | 48 ++++++++ .../golden-link/NWG-CommissionersDecision.pdf | Bin 0 -> 5772405 bytes .../materials/case-studies/golden-link/waihi.pdf | Bin 0 -> 5800359 bytes assignment3/materials/costsofrma.pdf | Bin 0 -> 15923 bytes assignment3/mystyle.sty | 98 +++++++++++++++ assignment3/outline | 2 + assignment3/references.bib | 131 +++++++++++++++++++++ assignment3/title.tex | 10 ++ 9 files changed, 345 insertions(+) create mode 100644 assignment3/clippings create mode 100644 assignment3/document.tex create mode 100644 assignment3/materials/case-studies/golden-link/NWG-CommissionersDecision.pdf create mode 100644 assignment3/materials/case-studies/golden-link/waihi.pdf create mode 100644 assignment3/materials/costsofrma.pdf create mode 100644 assignment3/mystyle.sty create mode 100644 assignment3/outline create mode 100644 assignment3/references.bib create mode 100644 assignment3/title.tex (limited to 'assignment3') diff --git a/assignment3/clippings b/assignment3/clippings new file mode 100644 index 0000000..b1c3f5f --- /dev/null +++ b/assignment3/clippings @@ -0,0 +1,56 @@ +Mar 8, 2013 +'Too late' for Govt to vote on saving seabed +http://www.nzherald.co.nz/mining/news/article.cfm?c_id=64&objectid=10869898 + +Mar 15, 2013 +Hotel construction feasible: report +http://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/249520/hotel-construction-feasible-report + +Mar 28, 2013 +Bathurst gets tentative nod for new mine +http://www.nzherald.co.nz/environment/news/article.cfm?c_id=39&objectid=10874157 + + + +Mar 28, 2013 +Western Springs pipeline sparks safety, environmental concerns +http://www.nzherald.co.nz/environment/news/article.cfm?c_id=39&objectid=10874092 + +Resource consent documentation +http://www.watercare.co.nz/Pages/Central-Interceptor-Resource-Consent-Documentation.aspx + + + +"Golden Link" underground gold mine +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +- was publicly notified at the request of the applicant +- subsidence before hearing --- backfilling is a condition +- Distressed Residents Action Team (DRAT) and Waihi East Ratepayers Group Inc (WERGI) are citisen groups in opposition +- WERGI's ads in newspapers exaggerated threat (illustrated with pictures from the US), maybe bringing down property values all by themselves; see http://www.bayofplentytimes.co.nz/news/groups-ads-dragging-property-prices-down/1633684/ + + + +May 8, 2013 +Waihi mine +Council says positive effects significant, most serious negative +effect may be vibrations. +http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10882189 + +May 7, 2013 +http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=10881982 + +Operator's information: +http://www.waihigold.co.nz/mining/golden-link/ + +Hauraki Council's page on the golden link project: +http://www.hauraki-dc.govt.nz/news/Mining-issues/GoldenLinkRCAp/app.htm + +Jan 16, 2013 +Homeowners say they should have been told about gold permit by real +estate agent. +http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10859418 + +Aug 24, 2011 +Residents 'terrified' by bid for giant goldmine under Waihi +http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10747078 \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/assignment3/document.tex b/assignment3/document.tex new file mode 100644 index 0000000..3344598 --- /dev/null +++ b/assignment3/document.tex @@ -0,0 +1,48 @@ +\documentclass[a4paper,12pt]{article} +\usepackage{mystyle} +\bibliography{references.bib} + +% length: 3000 words + + +\begin{document} + \input{title} + \tableofcontents + + \pagebreak + + % less than 100 words + \input{intro} + + % Discuss the following statement: + % + % Councils often do not have the inclination to challenge an AEE, + % particularly if the development may bring benefits to the region. It + % therefore often falls to individuals or public interest groups to + % the thorn and challenge. \parencite[][pp. 110-111]{grinlinton} + % + % Your essay should consider the requirements for consultation in + % preparing assessments of environmental effects (AEEs) under the RMA, + % evidence supporting or refuting Grinlinton's statement and arrive at a + % conclusion on whether you agree or disagree with the statement based + % on the evidence you have identified. + % + % Illustrate your essay with practical examples. Use the maaterial you + % have collected in your clippings file of current environmental issues + % for this. + + - Consultation is not mandatory under the RMA, but is encouraged + - results from consultation / mediation process are not binding + - the majority of applications is not publicly notified (council survey) + - there is a history of underestimating the size of the group of `directly affected' people + + + - government wants to shift power from the local councils to national entity, at the expense of community consultation + + + + {\footnotesize{Approximate word count: 3000}} + + \printbibliography[heading=bibnumbered] + +\end{document} \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/assignment3/materials/case-studies/golden-link/NWG-CommissionersDecision.pdf b/assignment3/materials/case-studies/golden-link/NWG-CommissionersDecision.pdf new file mode 100644 index 0000000..7ee302c Binary files /dev/null and b/assignment3/materials/case-studies/golden-link/NWG-CommissionersDecision.pdf differ diff --git a/assignment3/materials/case-studies/golden-link/waihi.pdf b/assignment3/materials/case-studies/golden-link/waihi.pdf new file mode 100644 index 0000000..f632e51 Binary files /dev/null and b/assignment3/materials/case-studies/golden-link/waihi.pdf differ diff --git a/assignment3/materials/costsofrma.pdf b/assignment3/materials/costsofrma.pdf new file mode 100644 index 0000000..c223838 Binary files /dev/null and b/assignment3/materials/costsofrma.pdf differ diff --git a/assignment3/mystyle.sty b/assignment3/mystyle.sty new file mode 100644 index 0000000..509e70b --- /dev/null +++ b/assignment3/mystyle.sty @@ -0,0 +1,98 @@ +% adjustwidth environment +\RequirePackage{changepage} + +% nicer ellipses +%\RequirePackage{ellipsis} + +% nicer numbers +\RequirePackage{numprint} +\npthousandsep{,} + +% nicer tables +\RequirePackage{tabularx} +\RequirePackage{booktabs} +\RequirePackage{color, colortbl} +\definecolor{rowhighlight}{gray}{0.95} + +% fix overfull hboxes +\setlength{\emergencystretch}{1.5em} + +% embed images +\RequirePackage{graphicx} + +% add border around figures +\RequirePackage{float} +\floatstyle{boxed} +\restylefloat{figure} + +% smaller caption, align with text instead of ``figure'', bold ``figure'' +\RequirePackage[hang,small,bf]{caption} + +% nicer descriptions +%\RequirePackage{enumitem} +% inparaenum +\RequirePackage{paralist} + +\RequirePackage{fontspec} +\setmainfont[ + RawFeature={protrusion=default}, + Ligatures=TeX, + Extension=.otf, + UprightFont=*-regular, + BoldFont=*-bold, + ItalicFont=*-italic, + BoldItalicFont=*-bolditalic +]{texgyretermes} + +\RequirePackage{setspace} + \onehalfspacing + +% reset section counter for each part +\usepackage{chngcntr} + \counterwithin*{section}{part} + +% mini-toc +\RequirePackage{titletoc} + +% links +\RequirePackage[usenames,dvipsnames,svgnames]{xcolor} +\definecolor{link}{HTML}{224466} +\RequirePackage[unicode,colorlinks=true,linkcolor=black,citecolor=black,urlcolor=link,linktoc=all,hypertexnames=false]{hyperref} +\urlstyle{same} + + +%\pdfprotrudechars2 % 1 if you don't want to change line breaking +%\RequirePackage[protrusion=true,expansion]{microtype} + +%\RequirePackage{polyglossia} +% \setmainlanguage{english} + +\RequirePackage[american]{babel} +\RequirePackage{csquotes} +\RequirePackage[backend=biber,style=apa,mincitenames=1,maxcitenames=2]{biblatex} +\DeclareLanguageMapping{american}{american-apa} + +% add 3cm margin on the left +%\RequirePackage[left=3cm,right=2.5cm,top=2cm,bottom=2cm]{geometry} +\RequirePackage[left=3cm,right=2.5cm,top=2cm,bottom=3.25cm]{geometry} + +% header: 1.25cm +% footer: 1.25cm +\usepackage{fancyhdr} +\setlength{\headheight}{1.25cm} +\setlength{\footskip}{1.25cm} +\pagestyle{fancyplain} + +\renewcommand{\headrulewidth}{0.2pt} +\renewcommand{\footrulewidth}{0.2pt} +%\newcommand{\headline}[1]{{\begin{center}\linespread{0.9}\headlinefont\Huge\textbf{#1}\end{center}}} +\newcommand{\headline}[1]{{\begin{center}\linespread{0.9}\Large\textbf{#1}\end{center}}} + +\fancyhead{} +\fancyhead[R]{\leftmark{}} +\fancyfoot{} +\fancyfoot[L]{\footnotesize{Ricardo Wurmus (3607635), Assigment 2, 72296 Environmental Impact Assessment}} +\fancyfoot[R]{\thepage} + +\RequirePackage[toc,title]{appendix} +\usepackage[nottoc,numbib]{tocbibind} diff --git a/assignment3/outline b/assignment3/outline new file mode 100644 index 0000000..2a902a7 --- /dev/null +++ b/assignment3/outline @@ -0,0 +1,2 @@ +- EIA often done too late, so only options are mitigation or acceptance +- economic benefits often outweigh environmental damages in decision-makers' eyes. 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