Public Participation in Environmental Decision-Making · Kerstin Arbter, 3.7.2013, OSCE –Aarhus...
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Public Participation in
Environmental Decision-Making
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Practical examples of Vienna
� EIA for the Vienna International Airport
� SEA for the Viennese Waste Management Plan
� The Austrian standards for public participation.
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Early …
� early public participation, when all options are open
and effective public participation can take place
(Article 6 (4))
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Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for the Vienna International Airport
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The project
� Expansion, 3rd runway ���� protest by neighbours
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Mediation process
� 2001: mediation process for conflict resolution
� 2005: binding contract signed by 55 organisations
in consensus
� position of 3rd runway, regulation of night flights,
noise protection measures, ...
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Mediation Contract
Neighbouring communities
Affected Viennese districts
Citizens’ initiatives
Provinces of Vienna + Lower Austria,
environmental ombudsmen
Political parties
Interest groups: chambers (labour, commerce,
agricultre)
Aviation group: Vienna International
Airport, Austro Control, Austrian
Mediation partners
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Mediation ���� EIA
� The new 3rd runway ���� environmental impact
assessment
� Continuous evaluation and monitoring
� Final EIA decision open.
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Results
� Better solutions for the neighbours
� Less resistance against the airport.
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Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) Round Table for the Viennese Waste Management Plan
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Aims of public participation in SEA
... to come up with a good waste management plan
which can be implemented without delays
� better quality
through involving external knowledge, especially
for environmental aspects
� better acceptance
through involving those who are concerned.
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SEA Round Table
Waste management plan
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“SEA Round Table” means:
� Stakeholders cooperate
throughout the process
� Equal partners
� To reach consensus draft plan ����
decision makers
� Share responsibility for draft
plan and SEA.
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Cooperation right from the start
SEA Team
Environmental Protection Agencies
Environmental Ombudsman,Ökobüro,
Umweltdachverband,Umweltberatung
External Experts3 universities
Vienna City Administration
Waste Management, Environmental Protection, Climate Protection, Construction & Technology, …
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Feedback-Workshop
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Feedback-Workshop
� ~30 further interested departments and
organisations, e.g. NGOs, teachers, interest groups,
chambers
� Consulted on interim results.
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Public display
= legal provision
� Everybody: submit comments to draft plan
� 8 weeks at 3 different departments
� Announced in 2 daily newspapers
� Download on website of waste management
department.
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Results
� SEA team
reached a consensus on the final draft plan ����
recommendation for politicians
� Viennese government
adopted waste management plan without changes
� Implementation:
� 1999-2001: new waste incinerator, new biogas plant
���� in operation
� 2006-2007: new waste logistic center ���� autumn
� 2011-2012: higher landfill for ashes of incinerators
(in the long term: 2050).
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Celebrate
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Was it worth carrying out this SEA in an SEA team?
yes – no
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Standards of Public Participation
� Quality criteria for
public participation
� Adopted by government
in 2008
� Increase the chance for
effective public
participation
� www.partizipation.at/
standards_oeb.html
(English, Russian)