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Interactive EIA and public participation: An Australian case studyChristopher Serrano
OAIA 2018 Conference
Illabo, NSW
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About me
City: Sydney, Australia
Position: Environmental Scientist/Planner at WSP
Background: Environmental impact assessment and planning
Sydney, NSW
Why am I here?
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ContentsInteractive EIA and public participation
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• Value of community engagement
• Problems with EIA
• Planning approval process
• Case studies – Participatory GIS and multimedia mapping
• Future uses
• Summary and conclusion
Bethungra, NSW
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Community engagement
More than $20 billion of Australian infrastructure projects have been cancelled, delayed or mothballed in the past decade due to community opposition- Australian Financial Review
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The problem
Lengthy Complex Presentation Input & transparency Relevance to individual
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EIA and planning approval processApproval process for major infrastructure in New South Wales
JAN
Scoping
FEB MAR
Prepare EIS
APR MAY
Public exhibition of EIS
JUN JUL
Response to community submissions
AUG SEP OCT NOV
Conditions of approval and
determination
DEC
6Solutions?
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Inland Rail1,700km Melbourne to Brisbane regional freight
rail line
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• Project value: ~$AU10 billion
• Length: ~1,700km
• 13 projects across Victoria, NSW and Queensland
• Double stacked 1,800m trains
• Melbourne to Brisbane <24hours
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Proposed Inland Rail alignment
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Community input
Open Consultation
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• Locate and store community comments
• Categorisation
• Open forum
What are the noise exceedances?
Local road changes?
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• Transparency
• Anecdotal information
• Options analysis
• Categorisation of community interests
• Identify misconceptions
Strengths
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• Conflicting information• Accuracy• Not all stakeholders are comfortable
participating in online forums
Issues to consider
Dirnaseer, NSW
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Stage 1 - Parramatta Light Rail
New 12km light rail line through Parramatta CBD, NSW
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• 16 stops along 12km light rail line
• Services every 7.5 minutes
• Capacity to transport up to 27,500 passengers per day
• A new shared pedestrianised zone in the Parramatta CBD
• Active transport corridors (cycling and walkways)
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Stage 1 – Parramatta Light Rail alignment
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Interactive tool to support the EIS
EIS Navigator
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• Project key features
• Project alignment and options
• Construction information
• Local environment
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• Effective for community information sessions
• Potential to be used through other phases in the project
• Received well by community
• Likely to be used for other projects
Successes• Visualisation
• Ease of use
• Links to EIS and technical information
• Location based
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Lessons learned
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Future of interactive GIS tools
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Strategic environmental assessments
Cumulative impacts New standard?
How can these be applied to other areas of EIA?
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SummaryConclusion
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• Current EIS documentation is lengthy and often daunting to the broader community
• Interactive tools and GIS can address some of these shortcomings
• Public participation and engagement benefits
• Alternate uses and future adoption in EIA
Bethungra, NSW
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Thank YouChristopher Serrano
linkedin.com/in/christopherserrano
Dirnaseer, NSW