Edited by Tanya Burdett, Director, Essential Planning Ltd, UK and A. John Sinclair, Professor and Director, Natural Resources Institute, University of Manitoba, Canada

‘This comprehensive book provides an excellent multi-disciplinary review of the rationale, benefits, principles, and practical means of ensuring meaningful public participation in impact assessment processes. Co-authored by experts around the world, the Handbook is an essential resource for impact assessment participants, practitioners, policy makers, legislators, administrative tribunals, and governmental officials.’

• ContentsPreface xviiPART I PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN A NEXT GENERATIONIMPACT ASSESSMENT CONTEXT1 Setting the scene: public participation in impact assessment 2Tanya Burdett and A. John Sinclair2 The essential elements of meaningful public participation in IA 28A. John Sinclair and Tanya BurdettPART II ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS OF MEANINGFULPARTICIPATION: SKILLS, APPROACHES AND TOOLS3 Public participation in EIA: practitioner views on getting the basics right 48Margaret Harvie and Kate Koutsamanis4 A practitioner’s perspective on the rise of the ‘co’ for impactassessment: collaboration and co-design 65Max Hardy, Anthony Boxshall, Susan Carter and Prue Blake5 The promise of social learning-oriented approaches to public participation 89Alan P. Diduck and A. John Sinclair6 Setting the stage for success: early engagement in IA 102Anna Johnston and A. John Sinclair7 Digital and interactive IA and online participation approaches: skills and tools 120Paul Eijssen and Josh Fothergill8 Data sharing and the emerging role of digital participatory platforms inimpact assessment 137Robyn Cochrane9 Public hearings in impact assessment: building on basics withdeliberative participation and alternative dispute resolution 157David V. Wright, Sharon Mascher and Sam Kalen10 Leading edge deliberative approaches to public participation 186Nivek Thompson11 Community-driven approaches to impact assessment 203Heidi Walker and Penelope Sanz12 Children and young people’s participation in impact assessment 221Tara M. Collins, E. Kay M. Tisdall, Christina McMellon and Steven Gibson13 Effectively engaging the public in impact assessment follow-up 236Angus Morrison-Saunders and Jos ArtsPART III REGIONAL CASE STUDIES: PARTICIPATION THROUGHALTERNATIVE GOVERNANCE APPROACHES14 Participation practice and impact assessment: the UK’s outlook, post-Brexit 263Rufus A. Howard15 Indigenous peoples’ authority, rights and engagement in impactassessment: experiences and perspectives from Canada and AotearoaNew Zealand 286Aaron Bruce, Anna Johnston and Dyanna Jolly16 Best practice public participation in Africa 313Ilse Aucamp, Francois P. Retief and Luke A. Sandham17 New challenges and old hurdles for public participation in impactassessment in Latin America and the Caribbean 328Luis E. Sánchez, Solange Silva-Sánchez and Philippe Hanna18 Public participation in mega undertakings: experiences from Hong Kong 352Timothy J. Peirson-Smith19 Crossing boundaries and jurisdictions: implications for publicparticipation highlighting Canada and Europe 372Patricia Fitzpatrick, Alan Bond and A. John Sinclair20 Effective integration of climate change into impact assessment: theimportance of meaningful public engagement 390Meinhard Doelle and Adebayo MajekolagbePART IV FUTURE DIRECTIONS21 The next generation of public participation in impact assessment 408A. John Sinclair and Tanya BurdettIndex 419

Edited by Tanya Burdett, Director, Essential Planning Ltd, UK and A. John Sinclair, Professor and Director, Natural Resources Institute, University of Manitoba, Canada

‘This comprehensive book provides an excellent multi-disciplinary review of the rationale, benefits, principles, and practical means of ensuring meaningful public participation in impact assessment processes. Co-authored by experts around the world, the Handbook is an essential resource for impact assessment participants, practitioners, policy makers, legislators, administrative tribunals, and governmental officials.’

• ContentsPreface xviiPART I PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN A NEXT GENERATIONIMPACT ASSESSMENT CONTEXT1 Setting the scene: public participation in impact assessment 2Tanya Burdett and A. John Sinclair2 The essential elements of meaningful public participation in IA 28A. John Sinclair and Tanya BurdettPART II ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS OF MEANINGFULPARTICIPATION: SKILLS, APPROACHES AND TOOLS3 Public participation in EIA: practitioner views on getting the basics right 48Margaret Harvie and Kate Koutsamanis4 A practitioner’s perspective on the rise of the ‘co’ for impactassessment: collaboration and co-design 65Max Hardy, Anthony Boxshall, Susan Carter and Prue Blake5 The promise of social learning-oriented approaches to public participation 89Alan P. Diduck and A. John Sinclair6 Setting the stage for success: early engagement in IA 102Anna Johnston and A. John Sinclair7 Digital and interactive IA and online participation approaches: skills and tools 120Paul Eijssen and Josh Fothergill8 Data sharing and the emerging role of digital participatory platforms inimpact assessment 137Robyn Cochrane9 Public hearings in impact assessment: building on basics withdeliberative participation and alternative dispute resolution 157David V. Wright, Sharon Mascher and Sam Kalen10 Leading edge deliberative approaches to public participation 186Nivek Thompson11 Community-driven approaches to impact assessment 203Heidi Walker and Penelope Sanz12 Children and young people’s participation in impact assessment 221Tara M. Collins, E. Kay M. Tisdall, Christina McMellon and Steven Gibson13 Effectively engaging the public in impact assessment follow-up 236Angus Morrison-Saunders and Jos ArtsPART III REGIONAL CASE STUDIES: PARTICIPATION THROUGHALTERNATIVE GOVERNANCE APPROACHES14 Participation practice and impact assessment: the UK’s outlook, post-Brexit 263Rufus A. Howard15 Indigenous peoples’ authority, rights and engagement in impactassessment: experiences and perspectives from Canada and AotearoaNew Zealand 286Aaron Bruce, Anna Johnston and Dyanna Jolly16 Best practice public participation in Africa 313Ilse Aucamp, Francois P. Retief and Luke A. Sandham17 New challenges and old hurdles for public participation in impactassessment in Latin America and the Caribbean 328Luis E. Sánchez, Solange Silva-Sánchez and Philippe Hanna18 Public participation in mega undertakings: experiences from Hong Kong 352Timothy J. Peirson-Smith19 Crossing boundaries and jurisdictions: implications for publicparticipation highlighting Canada and Europe 372Patricia Fitzpatrick, Alan Bond and A. John Sinclair20 Effective integration of climate change into impact assessment: theimportance of meaningful public engagement 390Meinhard Doelle and Adebayo MajekolagbePART IV FUTURE DIRECTIONS21 The next generation of public participation in impact assessment 408A. John Sinclair and Tanya BurdettIndex 419