Title: Public Participation and Social Acceptability in the Philippine EIA Process
Abstract: Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and ManagementVol. 02, No. 03, pp. 339-367 (2000) No AccessPUBLIC PARTICIPATION AND SOCIAL ACCEPTABILITY IN THE PHILIPPINE EIA PROCESSLOURDES M. COOPER and JENNIFER A. ELLIOTTLOURDES M. COOPERTH Huxley School of Environment, Earth Sciences and Engineering, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, University of London, RSM Building, Prince Consort Road, London SW7 2BP, UK Search for more papers by this author and JENNIFER A. ELLIOTTSchool of the Environment, University of Brighton, Cockroft Building, Moulsecomb Brighton BN2 4GJ, UK Search for more papers by this author https://doi.org/10.1142/S1464333200000400Cited by:14 PreviousNext AboutSectionsPDF/EPUB ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsRecommend to Library ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditEmail AbstractSince 1992, the Philippines has employed an innovative requirement to demonstrate social acceptability in project planning as a means through which public participation can be established. This paper discusses the participatory mechanisms used and evaluates the effectiveness of public participation in three case studies from key development sectors. In doing so, the existing conceptual frameworks for evaluating public participation are further developed through insights to community empowerment and sustainability in particular. 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Publication Year: 2000
Publication Date: 2000-09-01
Language: en
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