Assignment No.1 (35%) EIA and Soft Tools
Q1. Using the article “Revisiting the Limits to Growth After Peak Oil” provided in the class summarise key learnings in terms of limit to growth. What are the means by which your country is now tackling these issues? (4%)
Q2. Compare the steps one needs to follow to obtain approval for a project that requires EIA in two of your chosen state. Please choose the state as per the guide below. Specify the commonalities or differences? (5%)
State selection guide: NSW & SA (ID ending in 0-1), SA&VIC (ID ending in 2-3), VIC&QLD (ID ending in 3-4), QLD&NSW (ID ending in 5-6), WA&QLD (ID ending in 7-9).
Q3. Depending on the last digit of your ID answer the following questions
0-4: How did practitioners overcome the pitfalls of EIA? Select two pitfalls to answer your question. Use journal articles/book chapters (other than the one given in the class) to describe this. (4%)
6-9: Write the importance of public participation in EIA and state where public opinion should be sought with reasons? Identify and use literatures from the Journal articles to strengthen your argument.
Q4. Soft tools are very important in changing the behaviour of public. Design a strategy (especially one or more soft tools and associated modifications) to control the following behaviour depending on the digit your ID is ending. Your answer should include research on strategies adopted in other countries of similar socioeconomic status to the country you are designing the strategy. (7%)
The strategy should not be stand-alone but include the associated modifications (can include hard or technical solutions) needed. For example, just increasing oil price to encourage public transport use is not sufficient, you need an efficient public transport too.
ID ending in Design strategy based on soft tools for
0 Research showed car is mostly used to travel short distances and is inefficient. Guess where and for what public would have used the car and propose strategies reduce its use.
1 Reducing energy demand from consumers at peak time (select either the day time 9:00 to 16:00 or night time (18:00 to 22:00)
2 Reducing carbon emissions from factories in general (This has to be either state or federal government policy)
3 Reducing carbon emissions from vehicles
4 Reducing water consumption
5 Reduction of solid waste from households
6 Reduction of packaging
7 Reduction of plastic waste
8 Encouraging the purchase of green products
9 Encouraging minimal use of fertilisers
All referred materials should be cited. If you are working with another student it should be specified. Working with another student means discussing ideas, but you should have your own idea which is different to the other student.