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The Quality on Public Participation in Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Reports in Thailand

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  • Kultip Suwanteep

    (Credit Risk Analysis and Environmental Review Department, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Japan)

  • Takehiko Murayama

    (Department of Transdisciplinary Science and Technology, School of Environment and Society, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan)

  • Shigeo Nishikizawa

    (Department of Transdisciplinary Science and Technology, School of Environment and Society, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan)

Abstract

This study evaluates the public participation section of environmental impact assessment (EIA) reports in Thailand by using a grading system and the principal component analysis (PCA) method. The aim is to identify the key factors that influence quality in the topic of public participation in EIA reports. Of the EIA reports, 82 were analysed according to date and project type in the transportation sector in Thailand. The results indicated that 84.6% of total EIA reports in the period between 1992 and 2005 are of low quality with respect to the topic of public participation. In contrast, in the period after 2005 the quality of this topic received grades of A and B, which accounted for 76.7% of the total EIA reports in this period. The PCA method demonstrates the process of development in public participation in Thailand. Key factors are shown to be the methods of public participation and public information accessibility.

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  • Kultip Suwanteep & Takehiko Murayama & Shigeo Nishikizawa, 2017. "The Quality on Public Participation in Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Reports in Thailand," Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management (JEAPM), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 19(02), pages 1-21, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:jeapmx:v:19:y:2017:i:02:n:s1464333217500089
    DOI: 10.1142/S1464333217500089
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