The Role of Public Participation in the Process of Environmental Impact assessment －The Suao-Hualien Expressway Experience
Date Issued
2006
Date
2006
Author(s)
Tseng, Chia-Hung
DOI
zh-TW
Abstract
The conduct of Environmental Impact Assessment Act, which was passed at the end of 1994, indeed has contributed to reduce the negative environmental consequences of development activities. Because of the raising awareness of the environment, people are no longer satisfied with the present participation which is limited and narrow. Due to this, when we reviewed several recent development activities, the miscommunication between the project proponents and the residents caused the disagreement about the procedure of EIA. This research addressed the problems arisen from the implementation of public participation based on the case study of Suao-Hualien Expressway. By interviewing several key stakeholders, this research concluded that in order to avert disputes, “the public” should be explicitly defined to make the participants’ stance more legitimate and justifiable. In order to derive more concentrated and effective discussion and communication, the consensus should be built when the participation takes place. The public opinion should be protected by laws in order to avoid conflicts and foster the public willingness to participate in the future.
Subjects
環境影響評估
民眾參與
EIA
Public Participation
Suao-Hualien Expressway
SDGs
Type
thesis