An assessment of people's satisfaction with the hearing on the Yadana natural gas pipeline project | |
| Author | Thanate Yotsinsak |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.ST-99-57 |
| Subject(s) | Environmental impact analysis Yadana Natural Gas Pipeline Project Natural gas--Public opinion Environmental impact analysis Yadana Natural Gas Pipeline Project Natural gas--Public opinion |
| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Engineering. |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | Most public and large-scale construction projects in Thailand have been faced with environmental and social conflict problems. The major cause is that project sponsors do not address concerns to the public in a proper manner during BIA study. The Yadana Natural Gas Pipeline project is an example of a project which suffered the effects of public demonstration. A hearing, one technique of public participation, is a good mechanism to solve conflict problems in a non-violent way which the Thai Government usually adopts to settle conflict in construction projects. Even after the conflict was "resolved" hostility towards the project was not eliminated, as the opponents were not satisfied with the decision. Therefore, this thesis examined the hearing on the Yadana Natural Gas Pipeline project. The study found that after the hearing was held, most respondents were not satisfied with the project. In other words, this hearing did not improve their perception of environmental soundness of the project. The main causes were that; alleviating the project's impact was not properly addressed, the role of the project sponsor was considered to be improper, the announcement to participate in the meeting did not receive sufficient publicity, stage of conducting was too late, decision of the committee do not satisfy most respondents and the participants lacked information on the project before the hearing was conducted. |
| Year | 1999 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Engineering and Technology |
| Department | Department of Civil and Infrastucture Engineering (DCIE) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Structural Engineering (STE) /Former Name = Structural Engineering and Construction (ST) |
| Chairperson(s) | Ogunlana, Stephen Olu;Ogunlana, Stephen Olu; |
| Examination Committee(s) | Manavazhi, Mohan Raj;Remigio, Amador A.; |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Asian Institute of Technology Partial Scholarship.; |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1999 |