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SEA act has not been made yet on the national level and SEA
practices are still limited in Japan.
The paper aims to analyze the consensus building process of
making the waste management plan for Chushin region in
Nagano Prefecture. The process is considered as one of the
most advanced SEA cases in contemporary Japan. It was done
through a committee composed of hybrid of experts and
stakeholder (application of ESH model). The study was
conducted by three steps. Firstly, a process model was build
based on the knowledge of planning discipline and systems
analysis discipline. Secondly, the discussed contents of the
committee were clarified using the minute. Thirdly, the
process of consensus building was interpreted according to
our process model.
Two conclusions were obtained by the analysis. The process
was proceeded not quickly straight forward but slowly by
repeating back and forth. Two patterns of repeating going
back and forth were observed in the whole consensus
building process. The first pattern was succeeded by the
second pattern on the way to the consensus building.
Public Participation around Mainports: The Schiphol
Case
van Kamp, Irene; National Inst. Public Health and the
Environment, PoBox 1, Bilthoven, 3720 BA Netherlands.
+31302743222. Fax +31302744451. irene.van.kamp@rivm.nl
Leidelmeier, Kees; RIGO, De Ruyterkade 139, Amsterdam,
1011 AC Netherlands. +31 20 - 522 1111. Fax +31 20 - 627
6840. kees.leidelmeijer@rigo.nl
Houthuijs, Danny; National Inst. Public health and the
Environment, PoBox 1, Bilthoven, 3720 BA Netherlands.
+31302743804. Fax +31302744451.
danny.houthuijs@rivm.nl
van Breejen, Femma; RIGO Rearch and Advise BV, De
Ruyterkade 139, Amsterdam, 3720 BA Netherlands. +31 20 -
522 1111. femma.van.breejen@rigo.nl
Breugelmans,Oscar; National Inst Public health and the
Environment, PoBox1, Bilthoven, 3720 BA Netherlands.
+31302743804. oscar.breugelmans@rivm.nl
Stellato, Rebecca; National Inst Public health and the
Environment, PoBox1, Bilthoven, 3720 BA Netherlands.
rebecca.stellato@rivm.nl
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carla.van.wiechen@rivm.nl
Marsman, Gooitske; previously RIGO
A recent study into the perceptions of residents around
Schiphol airport (Leidelmeijer, van Kamp, Houthuijs, 2005)
has shown that apart from noise exposure and sudden
changes in noise, non-acoustical factors strongly influence
reaction to environmental noise. Trust and expectations as
well as historical context showed to be important predictors
for annoyance, sleep disturbance, concern about safety, and
the number of complainants. The processes that play around
mainports are in principal comparable to those around smaller
scale interventions in the physical environment, but these
latter situations often get less attention from the media. More
insight in these processes could therefore be valuable in a
broader sense in order to understand the effects of (changes
in) the physical environment on the quality of life experience
and founded on this information, find ways for improvement.
This paper will present some of the findings of a longitudinal
study around Schiphol Airport as well as results from focus
group meetings among residents and NGO’s that are active in
the area. The starting points from both sources for policy
recommendations will be compared and the tensions between
qualitative and quantitative information will be analysed.
EIA For Dummies–A Web-Based Toolkit for
Improving Public Participation
King, Nick; Endangered Wildlife Trust, P/Bag X11,
Parkview, 2122 South Africa. +27 11 4861102.
nickk@ewt.org.za www.ewt.org.za
Considerable concerns are often raised about both the
transparency of EIA processes and the understanding
and related quality of participation by I&APs. In
particular, I&APs are often barred from adequate
participation by their lack of familiarity with, and
understanding of the EIA process, their ignorance of
their legal rights and the legal obligations of developers,
their inability to access relevant information, and a
cumulative uncoordinated and ineffective reactive
approach to development planning.
The Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT), a leading South
Africa environmental NGO, has and is repeatedly
approached by I&APs seeking guidance on their rights
and responsibilities and opportunities to participate in
development planning processes. In response,the EWT is
developing a practical, user-friendly, on-line ‘EIA
Toolkit’ that provides clear outlines of key EIA processes
and lends guidance to I&APs.
The Toolkit differs substantially from other such tools
which seem not to have addressed this public need. The
Toolkit is demand-driven in response to key, unsolicited
public inquiries and will provide practical, step-by-step
guides to rights, responsibilities and permissible actions
of I&APs in order to facilitate public capacity building. A
draft of this EIA Toolkit will be presented for discussion.
Technology and Public Participation Methods
Gonzalez, Ainhoa; Department of Environment &
Planning, Dublin Institute of Technology, Bolton Street,
Dublin, Ireland. 00353876224879. ainhoag@yahoo.com
Gilmer, Alan; Department of Environment & Planning,
Dublin Institute of Technology, Bolton Street, Dublin,
Ireland. 0035314023806. alan.gilmer@dit.ie
Foley, Ronan; National Centre for Geo-computation,
Department of Geography, National University of
Ireland, Maynooth, Ireland. 0035317086024.
ronan.foley@nuim.ie
Sweeney, John; National Centre for Geo-computation,
Department of Geography, National University of
Ireland, Maynooth, Ireland. 0035317086024.
john.sweeney@nuim.ie
Fry, John; School of Biology and Environmental Science,
Belfield, Dublin, Ireland. 0035317163333.
john.fry@ucd.ie
Current international and European Community
legislation requires provision for citizen involvement in
the assessment of potential environmental effects of
certain plans, programmes and projects. An international
on-line survey, carried out as part of ongoing research,
revealed that public participation is common practice in
most European countries. Expert opinion differs when
evaluating the effectiveness and impact of existing
participative methods. A number of issues are observed
to hinder public involvement in EIA/SEA processes.
The survey focused on methodological approaches and
addresses technology-aided information and
communication methods such as GIS. These methods are
perceived as having the potential to break down
communicative, educational, social and gender barriers
inherent in traditional public participation structures.
Similarly, GIS can overcome logistical obstacles to public
consultation by increasing community knowledge and
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