Consultation for inclusive infrastructure - Monika OLLIG, Germany
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The document outlines recommendations for successful public participation in large-scale infrastructure projects, emphasizing the importance of early and continuous informal dialogue between project developers and the public. It provides a methodology that includes analyzing participation processes, engaging various stakeholders, and utilizing best practices from previous projects. The concluding recommendations highlight the need for improved communication and professional management of participation formats to enhance environmental planning outcomes.
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- 1. 3x3 Recommendations for Successful Public Participation in Large-Scale Projects Monika Ollig Division G II 2 Public Participation in Environment, Building and Urban Development Policy, Public Participation Processes Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety Stresemannstraße 128 - 130, 10117 Berlin 26 March 2018 3rd OECD Forum on Governance of Infrastructure: “In the Public Interest – Making Infrastructure Delivery Transparent, Inclusive and Fair” Session 2: Consultation for inclusive infrastructure
- 2. 3x3 Recommendations for Successful Public Participation in Infrastructure Projects Outline: 1. Introduction 2. Key data on the research project, objectives and terminology 3. Methodology and examples 4. Outcome: 3x3 recommendations for good public participation 5. Conclusion
- 3. 2. Key data on the research project Title: Participation processes in environmentally relevant projects • Research ID 3714 16 104 0 • Commissioned by: Federal Environment Agency and Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety • Carried out by: German Institute for Urban Affairs (DIFU) • Duration: December 2014 to January 2017 • Closing event and recommendations: • “3x3 Recommendations for Successful Public Participation in Large-Scale Projects” https://www.bmub.bund.de/pressemitteilung/das-3x3-einer- guten-oeffentlichkeitsbeteiligung-bei-grossprojekten/
- 4. 2. Objectives and terminology of the research project Objective: Developing recommendations for improving informal public participation in large-scale environmentally relevant projects Terminology: Large-scale projects: planning and approval of infrastructure projects (e.g. airport expansion, transformer stations, light rail systems, electricity grids, wind energy installations, water reservoirs) Environmental relevance: projects which have non-negligible impacts on the environment, e.g. construction causes significant interventions in protected assets (land use, emissions, nature conservation and conflicts of use, etc.) Public: NGOs, grass roots initiatives and interest groups, associations and environmental organisations and citizens who are not organised in group or NGOs Informal Participation: dialogues which are not regulated by law, no participation in decision-making
- 5. 3. Methodology Using a mix of methods: • A Step 1 20 participation processes on environmentally relevant projects - fact sheets Step 2 5 projects selected for in-depth case studies e.g. interviews with different groups of participants 2 Expert meetings over the entire project term: with representatives from approval authorities, federal states, local authorities, interest groups and industry concluding event Recommen- dations
- 6. 3. Methodology The study mainly focuses on three aspects: • Completed infrastructure projects with public participation (best practice) • Participation research, documentation and experiences • Perspectives of different groups of people involved in project planning and the participation process Deriving recommendations for action
- 7. 3. Methodology: key questions Key questions: • How were informal dialogues linked with the formal planning and approval procedure? • How were tasks divided between project developers (private and public), approval authorities and other stakeholders (e.g. civil society)? • Who participated? Did inclusion play a role, did different social groups become involved?
- 8. 4. Methodology: key questions Lessons to be learned: • When is the right time for public participation? • How can formal and informal dialogues be linked in a useful way? • How should public participation be managed?...
- 9. 3. Methodology: example Example: Shell Connect Pipeline • Background: Shell Rheinland Refinery consists of two parts, the northern plant (Werk Nord) in Cologne Godorf and the southern plant (Werk Süd) in Wesseling. The “Connect” project refers to a pipeline that connects the two plants, crossing under the Rhine twice. Potential conflicts were identified with environmental protection, landscape and water protection, since the originally planned pipeline would have affected ecologically sensitive areas. • Participation took place as a continuous process, comprising several planning and approval procedures and the construction phase. A wide range of participation instruments (such as meetings with residents and bilateral talks) and supporting communication measures (e.g. direct mailings and radio reports) were used. • The outcomes were included in the plan approval documents: The pipeline was built underneath the Rhine.
- 10. 4. Outcome: 3x3 messages for good public participation
- 11. 4. 3x3 messages for good public participation 1. Project developers should launch informal public participation as early as possible, improve the quality further and make it more binding. 2. Continuous communication should be ensured from the early stages to the implementation of the project. 3. Informal public participation must be prepared and managed professionally. How project developers should shape participation processes:
- 12. 4. 3x3 messages for good public participation 1. Project developers and approval authorities should plan the dialogue together because communication is the key to successful public participation. 2. Approval authorities should play their role as initiators, stakeholders and managers of participation. The dialogue with interest groups and citizens requires a new culture of dialogue and communication. 3. Learning from local authorities: They know how to organise good participation processes. All stakeholders in public participation can learn from them. Project developers and approval authorities should forge an alliance for public participation ein Bündnis für Öffentlichkeitsbeteiligung schmieden:
- 13. 4. 3x3 messages for good public participation 1. Project developers and facilitators must ensure that interest groups and private citizens are being equally addressed. 2. Targeted mobilisation is required, especially for those individuals and groups who are not familiar with participation processes. Processes must be shaped accordingly and specific selection and participation formats are needed. 3. Environmental associations are advocates of the environment. Project developers should actively engage environmental associations in public participation. How the public should be involved:
- 14. 5. Conclusion - Informal participation formats are a useful complement to formal participation. - Taking into account the nine messages from this study can help to make infrastructure planning even more robust and improve results from an environmental point of view. - We will keep up the dialogue!
- 15. Thank you for your attention Monika Ollig Division G II 2 Public Participation in Environment, Building and Urban Development Policy, Public Participation Processes www.bmub.bund.de/buergerbeteiligung/
- 16. 3. Methodology: example Example: bypass in Waren/Müritz • Background: The town of Waren is an important hub for traffic between Neubrandenburg in the east and the motorway A19 in the west. The connecting road is federal highway B 192. B 192 runs right through the town of Waren. High noise levels caused by heavy traffic on this road affect the health of residents. The idea of a bypass has been discussed at local and state level for 30 years. One option was to have the road run through a nature conservation area. • Participation: An early, broad-based and open information and communication process was initiated as a dialogue of equals. Information was disseminated through various channels, such as a website, press articles and direct mailings. • As the citizens voted against the project, the road was not built. Noise abatement measures were taken instead.
- 17. 1. Introduction: The BMU is a pioneer of public participation at national level The BMU has a specific division which deals with fundamental aspects of public participation and also carries out public participation processes itself. We organise dialogues on central environmental policy programmes and decision- making processes: e.g. Climate Action Plan 2050, ProgRess II, Integrated Environmental Programme, COP 23 and COP 21. We engage citizens from across Germany who are not organised in NGOs, and we publish the outcomes of the dialogues. This makes us pioneers in participation at national level. We also commission research projects to further develop public participation.