Spatial information in public consultation within Environmental Impact Assessments

124 Pages·2015·9.7 MB·English

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Spatial Information in
Public Consultation
within Environmental
Impact Assessments
Angelina Nduta Mwenda
Thesis committee

Promotor
Prof. Dr A.K. Bregt
Professor of Geo-Information Science
Wageningen University

Co-promotors

Dr A. Ligtenberg
Assistant professor, Laboratory of Geo-information Science and Remote Sensing
Wageningen University

Dr T.N. Kibutu
Senior Lecturer Geography
Kenyatta University, Kenya

Other members
Prof. Dr. Ir. A. van den Brink, Wageningen University
Prof. Dr. P.P.J. Driessen, Utrecht University
Dr. R.H.N. Karanja, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Kenya
Dr. C.P.J.M. van Elzakker, University of Twente

This research was conducted under the auspices of the C.T. de Wit Graduate School
for Production Ecology and Resource Conservation (PE&RC) in Wageningen
University, the Netherlands.
Spatial Information in
Public Consultation
within Environmental
Impact Assessments
Angelina Nduta Mwenda

Thesis
submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor
at Wageningen University
by the authority of the Academic Board,
in the presence of the
Thesis Committee appointed by the Academic Board
to be defended in public
on Tuesday 16 June 2015
at 11 a.m. in the Aula.
Mwenda, Angelina Nduta
Spatial Information in Public Consultation within Environmental Impact
Assessments
123 pages

PhD Thesis, Wageningen University, Wageningen, NL (2015)
With summaries in English and Kiswahili.
ISBN 978-94-6257-331-4
Knowing where things are, and why, is essential to
rational decision making
–Jack Dangermond –

Contents
(cid:1)
1 General introduction ................................................................................................. 11(cid:1)
1.1(cid:1) Environmental Impact Assessment .................................................................... 12(cid:1)
1.2(cid:1) Public participation in EIA ................................................................................. 13(cid:1)
1.3(cid:1) Spatial information in EIA ................................................................................. 14(cid:1)
1.1(cid:1) Spatial information in public participation within EIA: Problem statement ...... 14(cid:1)
1.2(cid:1) Objectives........................................................................................................... 16(cid:1)
1.3(cid:1) Structure of the Thesis ....................................................................................... 16(cid:1)
2 Trends in consultation and public participation within Environmental Impact
Assessment in Kenya ................................................................................................ 19(cid:1)
2.1(cid:1) Introduction ........................................................................................................ 20(cid:1)
2.2(cid:1) Public participation within EIA in Kenya .......................................................... 21(cid:1)
2.3(cid:1) Data and methods ............................................................................................... 22(cid:1)
2.4(cid:1) Results ................................................................................................................ 26(cid:1)
2.5(cid:1) Conclusions ........................................................................................................ 29(cid:1)
3 How is spatial information used in Environmental Impact Assessment in Kenya? . 31(cid:1)
3.1(cid:1) Introduction ........................................................................................................ 32(cid:1)
3.2(cid:1) Study area ........................................................................................................... 33(cid:1)
3.3(cid:1) Data and methods ............................................................................................... 34(cid:1)
3.4(cid:1) Results and discussion........................................................................................ 37(cid:1)
3.5(cid:1) Conclusions and recommendations .................................................................... 45(cid:1)
4 Spatial information during public participation within Environmental Impact
Assessment in Kenya ................................................................................................ 47(cid:1)
4.1(cid:1) Introduction ........................................................................................................ 48(cid:1)
4.2(cid:1) Conceptual background ...................................................................................... 50(cid:1)
4.3(cid:1) Data and methods ............................................................................................... 53(cid:1)
4.4(cid:1) Results and discussion........................................................................................ 54(cid:1)
4.5(cid:1) Conclusions and recommendations .................................................................... 61(cid:1)
5 Do maps improve distance perception? .................................................................... 63(cid:1)
5.1(cid:1) Introduction ........................................................................................................ 64(cid:1)
5.2(cid:1) Background ........................................................................................................ 65(cid:1)
5.3(cid:1) Study area ........................................................................................................... 69(cid:1)
5.4(cid:1) Data and methods ............................................................................................... 71(cid:1)
5.5(cid:1) Results and discussion ........................................................................................ 75(cid:1)
5.6(cid:1) Conclusions ........................................................................................................ 82(cid:1)
6 Synthesis ................................................................................................................... 85(cid:1)
6.1(cid:1) Introduction ........................................................................................................ 86(cid:1)
6.2(cid:1) Main research findings ....................................................................................... 86(cid:1)
6.3(cid:1) Reflections ......................................................................................................... 92(cid:1)
6.4(cid:1) Further research .................................................................................................. 94(cid:1)
7 References ................................................................................................................ 97(cid:1)
8 Summary ................................................................................................................ 109(cid:1)
9 Ufupisho ................................................................................................................. 113(cid:1)
10 Acknowledgments .................................................................................................. 116(cid:1)
11 About the author ..................................................................................................... 118(cid:1)
12 List of publications ................................................................................................. 119(cid:1)
in loving memory of Fidelina Wagio Mwenda (‘Mama Nduta’)
What a friend! What a priviledge!