ROLE OF PUBLIC PARTICIPAITON IN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSENT IN THAILAND
| Autor: | Chutarat Chompunth |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
| Předmět: |
Environmental Engineering
business.industry Process (engineering) Project implementation 020209 energy Soil Science Context (language use) Citizen journalism 02 engineering and technology Building and Construction Public relations Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology Order (exchange) Environmental protection Public participation Sustainability 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering Environmental impact assessment business |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of GEOMATE. |
| ISSN: | 2186-2990 |
| DOI: | 10.21660/2017.33.2634 |
| Popis: | An integration of public participation in Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) issignificant in terms of its implication for sound decision and a sustainability of development projects.Accordingly, the Thai EIA system provides a public participation process for stakeholders in an assessmentand review of the EIA study process. There are a number of different participatory techniques to facilitatepublic participation. However, in Thailand traditional public participation methods like public hearing ispreferred. The public hearing process in the Thai context, stakeholders including the project proponents andthe opponents are brought together in a forum to express their view points and recommendations for theproposed projects in order to influence the decision-making process. Frequently, this process leads to violentconflict among stakeholders. This study aimed at trying to close the gap between regulators and civilcommunities with respect to public participation in the Thai EIA system. A case study approach was appliedfor this study. The study revealed that appropriate public participation is essential and may lead to enormousbenefits for the proponents and stakeholders. Where public participation is ignored and ineffective conducted,environmental conflicts and problems may be created for project implementation and sustainability. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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