Evaluation of Public Consultation in an Environmental Impact Assessment Procedure. A Case Study

Abstract

<jats:p>The objective of the paper is to evaluate a public consultation under a procedure for environmental impact assessment of an extension and alteration project of a palace in Kijany, municipality of Spiczyn, Lubelskie Voivodeship, eastern Poland. An evaluation questionnaire survey was developed to acquire reliable information about consultation meetings under the procedure that mainly involved residents of the municipality of Spiczyn and environmental organisations. The questionnaire survey was conducted in March and April 2019 and involved 45 respondents. Most of them evaluated positively the public consultation. What they found most important was the clear presentation of legal, financial, economic, and environmental aspects of the project. The respondents believed the equal treatment of participants of the meetings regardless of their position to be a great advantage.</jats:p>

Financial Inclusion and Poverty Alleviation in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria: The Case Study of Small and Medium Enterprises

“…Data for the study was collected through a blind survey using questionnaire. Blind survey allow respondents to communicate their opinions freely (Gawronska et al, 2020). In the data collection process, the researchers engaged research assistants and trained them on how to distribute questionnaires.…”