Involving the public in the impact assessment of offshore renewable energy facilities

Portman, Michelle Ε.

doi:10.1016/j.marpol.2008.07.014

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“…Year 2015 2020 2025 2030 Onshore wind power Number 350 450 450 450 Megawatt (MW) 866 1200 1200 1200 Offshore wind power Number 3 120 360 600 Megawatt (MW) 15 600 1800 3000 Total Number 353 570 810 Stakeholder participation in environmental decision making has been increasingly sought and embedded into national and international policies (Reed, 2008). Portman (2009) indicated that public participation is part of the EIA process for marine renewable energy facilities. MSPP (2006) indicates the key stages at which the public and stakeholders should be encouraged to engage and be involved in a marine spatial planning process include planning, evaluation, implementation, and post-implementation.…”

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“…Moreover, an environmental impact assessment (EIA) is necessary prior to constructing OWF turbines, and stakeholders' acceptance should be considered in the decision-making process for environmental policy and the EIA (Petts, 1999;Johnson and Dagg, 2003;Portman, 2009). Because the western coastal waters of Taiwan are traditionally used for arsenal fishing and aquaculture, fishers and aquaculture farmers are major stakeholders who pay attention to OWF-related policies and worry about the potential impacts of OWF construction and operations.…”

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The factors affecting stakeholders' acceptance of offshore wind farms along the western coast of Taiwan: Evidence from stakeholders' perceptions

Chen

Liu

Chuang

et al. 2015

Ocean & Coastal Management

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The factors affecting stakeholders' acceptance of offshore wind farms along the western coast of Taiwan: Evidence from stakeholders' perceptions

Chen

Liu

Chuang

et al. 2015

Ocean & Coastal Management

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“…As the above discussion highlights, without earlier and enhanced inclusion citizens will likely continue to feel disenfranchised by the EIS public comment process, and potentially critical perspectives will be precluded from informing decision-making (Portman 2009). (2) Clearer expectations, standards and guidelines need to be developed so that decision-makers have the direction and directive to more effectively incorporate civic input into proposed federal actions.…”

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Public Comment Periods and Federal Environmental Impact Statements: Potentials and Pitfalls from the American Experience

Morrell¹

2013

Michigan Journal of Sustainability

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Public comment periods are a primary mechanism for engaging citizens in Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) processes and, in turn, federal decisions with significant environmental, economic and cultural impacts. Yet citizens often feel disenfranchised throughout the five main stages of these comment periods. As a result, when members of the public participate in public comment periods, they are increasingly doing so not only to provide feedback on a given proposed project but to critique the nature of civic engagement and democratic decision-making occurring today. EIS public comment periods are thus at times transforming from a means of enhancing the sustainability of federal actions to a civic tool for challenging what are viewed to be exclusive governance practices. Improving the dynamics of public involvement in EIS public comment periods by engaging citizens earlier, developing clearer guidelines for incorporating civic input into decision-making, diversifying EIS preparers, and moving public comment periods to a deliberative model can enhance democratic engagement and the environmental, economic and cultural sustainability of future government actions.

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“…I. O'Faircheallaigh (2010) and Rega, Baldizzone (2015) distinguish three main roles for public participation in EA: i) as an aid to decision making which remains separate from the participating public; ii) as a mechanism for achieving a role (Dvořák, 2005). The advantages to having the public participate in the EIA process are many (Portman, 2009). Different degrees of public and stakeholder engagement exist, that can be used for different purposes, entails different methods and tools and can be applied to different phases of the decision-making proces (Rega, Baldizzone, 2015).…”

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Public Participation in the Process of EIA Intentions of Wind Power Plants in the Czech Republic

Schneider

Mudra

Kozumplíková

2018

Acta Univ. Agric. Silvic. Mendelianae Brun.

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Public participation in decision-making process is an important function of the process called Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA). The respect for the public right in the participation of environmental impact assessment and the right to information are generally controlled by non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in cooperation with the Ministry of Environment. The support of public is provided in the cases in which queried entity tries not to give the requested information in the appropriate range. NGOs do not follow how the public is involved in the EIA process, and how the comments are relevant or incorporated and whether the final standpoint is influenced. This standpoint is not monitored by Czech Statistical Office. The article deals with the involvement of the general public in the EIA process of wind power plants in the Czech Republic. In selected regions (Moravskoslezský, Olomoucký, Ústecký and Jihomoravský), not only the quantity but also the relevance of the comments in relation to the outcome of the process are evaluated. The own typology groups of the public (individuals, petitions, self-government etc.) and also applying comments (noise, nature protection, administrative mistakes etc.) were used for the evaluation. All intentions obtained concurring standpoints in the case of zero or low interest of the public.

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Involving the public in the impact assessment of offshore renewable energy facilities

Cited by 44 publications

References 44 publications

The factors affecting stakeholders' acceptance of offshore wind farms along the western coast of Taiwan: Evidence from stakeholders' perceptions

The factors affecting stakeholders' acceptance of offshore wind farms along the western coast of Taiwan: Evidence from stakeholders' perceptions

Public Comment Periods and Federal Environmental Impact Statements: Potentials and Pitfalls from the American Experience

Public Participation in the Process of EIA Intentions of Wind Power Plants in the Czech Republic

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