A Study on Methods of Identifying Stakeholders in a Flood Protection Project
Date Issued
2011
Date
2011
Author(s)
Lee, Chia-Chi
Abstract
There are difficult challenges when getting people involved with public affairs, such as “Who will participate?” and “Who has the right to participate?” In the context of a large number of members in a modern state, it is not feasible for all civilians to exercise their civil rights directly. Yet the lack of representation in representative government has also been criticized repeatedly. To overcome the difficulties, the concept of stakeholders advocates a practical point of view—those who have a stake in certain public affairs will actively participate.
The research entity of this essay is the “flood protection project,” based on related dis-course of stakeholder theory as well as the current situation of public participation in the flood protection project in Taiwan. Hence, the framework of this stakeholder identification of a flood protection project (FSIFPP) has been constructed to respond to the question, “Whose voice should be heard before the implementation of a flood protection project by the government?” to diminish the possibility of certain important types of stakeholders being excluded. The framework not only identifies multi-stakeholders by multiple methods but possesses feasibility by planners to implement.
Through “Keelung River Overall Improvement Project (Earlier Project)”, the effective-ness of FSIFP is verified, and the resident stakeholders’ opinions, along with the opinions of three members of the environmental protection groups, are analyzed. Their comments on the Earlier Project could be used as references to further Keelung River’s improvement.
Because of growing public opinion, we hope the diverse values will be delivered faith-fully, merit well consideration, and result in flood protection projects becoming more satis-factory.
Subjects
Stakeholder
Flood Protection Project
Flood Management
Keelung River
Type
thesis
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