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

Kultip Suwanteep, Takehiko Murayama () and Shigeo Nishikizawa ()
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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

Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management (JEAPM), 2017, vol. 19, issue 02, 1-21

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.

Keywords: EIA; quality; public participation; principal component analysis; Thailand (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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