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: 7.3.1.1 Preplanning

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

7.3.1.1 Preplanning

Preplanning includes communication of the scope of the programme and the issues of concern to the public, for example:

• history of similar projects;
• socio-economic data;
• attitudes toward the resources under consideration;
• local groups interested or affected by the proposal.