9th January 2007, 04:01 PM
I think that I may as well get this off my chest before we even attempt to get beyond Article 2
âEasy I dont think its easy âsomewhere along the line the public are supposed to be involved for some totally unfathomable reasonâ
Public* Participation in Decision-making (Arrhus convention)
Something the Dr might be coming to find in his village has been sorted by some âarchaeologistâ who does lots of EIAs every year.
Now EIAs are a â3%â of planning events but they have bypassed the local incompetenceâs and they are awash with consultants who dont name archaeologists in their specs (this comes as a surprise to me). In many cases if they lead to âarchaeologyâ the rag tab that will turn up will once left never appear again. Why -they seem to like it that way(and that includes the diggers-not as innocent as they look). Do they think that the local archaeologist might be trouble. Dr I hope that you havenât upset anybody (PS it is not my intention to upset any one much)
*Article 6:3 (sorry we jumped a bit but what the hell)
3. The detailed arrangements for such information and consultation shall be
determined by the Member States, which may in particular, depending on the particular characteristics of the projects or sites concerned:
- determine the PUBLIC CONCERNED,
- specify the places where the information can be consulted,
- specify the way in which the public may be informed, for example by bill-posting within a certain radius, publication in local newspapers, organization of exhibitions with plans, drawings, tables, graphs, models,
- determine the manner in which the public is to be consulted, for example, by written
submissions, by public enquiry,
- fix appropriate time limits for the various stages of the procedure in order to ensure that a decision is taken within a reasonable period.
(all very patronising)
determine the PUBLIC CONCERNED â now thereâs away to exclude most of the public
âEasy I dont think its easy âsomewhere along the line the public are supposed to be involved for some totally unfathomable reasonâ
Public* Participation in Decision-making (Arrhus convention)
Something the Dr might be coming to find in his village has been sorted by some âarchaeologistâ who does lots of EIAs every year.
Now EIAs are a â3%â of planning events but they have bypassed the local incompetenceâs and they are awash with consultants who dont name archaeologists in their specs (this comes as a surprise to me). In many cases if they lead to âarchaeologyâ the rag tab that will turn up will once left never appear again. Why -they seem to like it that way(and that includes the diggers-not as innocent as they look). Do they think that the local archaeologist might be trouble. Dr I hope that you havenât upset anybody (PS it is not my intention to upset any one much)
*Article 6:3 (sorry we jumped a bit but what the hell)
3. The detailed arrangements for such information and consultation shall be
determined by the Member States, which may in particular, depending on the particular characteristics of the projects or sites concerned:
- determine the PUBLIC CONCERNED,
- specify the places where the information can be consulted,
- specify the way in which the public may be informed, for example by bill-posting within a certain radius, publication in local newspapers, organization of exhibitions with plans, drawings, tables, graphs, models,
- determine the manner in which the public is to be consulted, for example, by written
submissions, by public enquiry,
- fix appropriate time limits for the various stages of the procedure in order to ensure that a decision is taken within a reasonable period.
(all very patronising)
determine the PUBLIC CONCERNED â now thereâs away to exclude most of the public