Conducting Environmental Impact Assessment in Developing Countries (United Nations University, 1999, 375 p.): 7. EIA communication: 7.3 Communication to the public: 7.3.1 Factors that may result in effective public participation: 7.3.1.4 Target groups

Conducting Environmental Impact Assessment in Developing Countries (United Nations University, 1999, 375 p.)

7. EIA communication

7.3 Communication to the public

7.3.1 Factors that may result in effective public participation

		(introduction...)
		7.3.1.1 Preplanning
		7.3.1.2 Policy of the executing agency
		7.3.1.3 Resources
		7.3.1.4 Target groups
		7.3.1.5 Effective communication
		7.3.1.6 Techniques
		7.3.1.7 Responsiveness

7.3.1.4 Target groups

Identification of appropriate target groups is a critical element of successful public participation. These target groups include:

• related agencies responsible for approval of certain activities of the project;
• financing agency;
• public interest groups, for example, sociologists, environmentalists, technologists, etc.
• others, for example, teachers, religious leaders, etc.