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Stakeholder’s opinion of public participation in Thai environmental and health impact assessment

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dc.contributor.authorKanang Kantamaturapojen_US
dc.contributor.authorGanda Piyajunen_US
dc.contributor.authorSuwit Wibulpolpraserten_US
dc.contributor.otherMahidol Universityen_US
dc.contributor.otherEnvironmental Impact Evaluation Bureauen_US
dc.contributor.otherInternational Health Policy Programen_US
dc.date.accessioned2019-08-23T11:11:24Z
dc.date.available2019-08-23T11:11:24Z
dc.date.issued2018-09-03en_US
dc.description.abstract© 2018, © 2018 IAIA. This paper evaluates the efficacy of public participation in the EHIA (environmental and health impact assessment) process of Thailand based on the opinions of 53 interviewees from various stakeholder groups in relation to certain public participation criteria. The evaluation revealed that public participation in Thai EHIA was partially effective. The project proponents provide an opportunity to anybody interested in the project to get involved from the scoping stage onwards. However, the important decisions are already made before the public can get involved. In addition, government officers and non-governmental organizations appear to be able to influence outcomes of public hearings more concretely than the project-affected people due to the highly technical nature of the discussions. The stakeholders were questioned whether their concerns were taken seriously during the decision-making process. In our conclusions, we make three major recommendations to enhance the public participation process and practice in Thai EHIA, based upon: (1) stakeholder analysis, (2) public participation in EHIA guideline revision, and (3) validation the authenticity of the concerns raised by stakeholders.en_US
dc.identifier.citationImpact Assessment and Project Appraisal. Vol.36, No.5 (2018), 429-441en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/14615517.2018.1491172en_US
dc.identifier.issn14615517en_US
dc.identifier.other2-s2.0-85049142808en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14594/45871
dc.rightsMahidol Universityen_US
dc.rights.holderSCOPUSen_US
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dc.subjectEnvironmental Scienceen_US
dc.subjectSocial Sciencesen_US
dc.titleStakeholder’s opinion of public participation in Thai environmental and health impact assessmenten_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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