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Environmental Governance Flashcards

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What are the 3 tiers that make up the top-down approach in the traditional policy making process?

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  1. UK Central Government
  2. Regional Government
  3. Local Government
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In England what are the sectors that make up the local government?

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  1. County
  2. District (North and South)
  3. Parish
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Complete the Sentence

In Wales there are _____ authorities that have the same functions as counties and districts in England

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Unitary

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How does the Welsh Central Government differ?

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It has its own ministerial departments and agencies but it uses the UK’s scientific services

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Give 3 examples of a ministerial department

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  1. DECC
  2. DEFRA
  3. MMO
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Give 3 examples of government agencies

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  1. Environment Agency
  2. Natural England
  3. NRW
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Give 2 examples of scientific services

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  1. ONS

2. CEFAS

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What doe DPSIR stand for

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Drivers 
Pressures 
State
Impacts 
Responses
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What are the 5 stages of the Down’s Issue Attenuation Cycle?

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  1. The Pre-Problem Stage
  2. Alarmed Discovery and Euphoric Enthusiasm
  3. Realising the difficulty and costs of significant progress
  4. Gradual decline of intense public interest
  5. The Post-Problem Stage
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Give 2 issues associated with the Down’s Issue Attenuation Cycle

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  1. Media Driven

2. Short Term Governmental Interest

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Give 5 examples of where the Down’s Issue Attenuation Cycle would apply

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  1. Oil Spills
  2. River Pollution Incidents
  3. Declining Bathing Water Quality
  4. Endangered Animals
  5. Fisheries
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What were the demands of UK environmental law following WW2?

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To institutionalise environmental sectors including: nature conservation, landscape protection, coastal protection and land use control

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What was the initial focus of European environmental law?

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Pollution control

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In the last 5 years there as been a more holistic and integrated approach with the introduction of what?

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Directives

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Give 2 other groups that influence the government

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  1. Interest Groups

2. The Media

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Give the 4 stages (in order) of the traditional consultation approach

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  1. Green Paper
  2. White Paper
  3. Bill
  4. Act
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At what stage can legislation development be scrapped if it is deemed to be unsuitable of the law?

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The White Paper Stage

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Why is it important to get consultation and legislation development right?

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It lasts a long time if you do

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Give 2 common problems associated with consultation

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  1. Narrow and Inflexible Choices

2. Accessibility Problems

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Give 6 examples of participatory consultation methods

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  1. Exhibitions
  2. Drop-In Surgeries
  3. Questionnaires and Surveys
  4. Workshops/Seminars
  5. Focus Groups
  6. Citizen Committees
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What is a policy statement an example of?

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An Output

22
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What are the 4 main types of environmental law?

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  1. Primary Legislation
  2. Secondary Legislation
  3. Tertiary Guidance
  4. Case Law
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Give the 3 things that the Aarhus Conventions provides rights to

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  1. Access to Environmental Information
  2. Participation in Environmental Decision-Making
  3. Environmental Justice to review procedures to challenge public decisions that have been made without respecting the first 2 rights listed
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What does there need to be for full stakeholder participation?

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A Two-Way Interactive Process

25
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Give 8 advantages of public participation

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  1. Improved understanding of client expectations and user group needs
  2. Greater access to community skills and knowledge
  3. Greater understanding of conservation issues
  4. Improved ethical knowledge
  5. Improved public understanding
  6. Improved quality of decision-making made by agencies
  7. Continuity in Knowledge
  8. Enhanced Capital Flow
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What are the 5 parameters that are shared in the multi-partner governance model?

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  1. Knowledge
  2. Responsibility
  3. Power
  4. Costs
  5. Effort
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What are the 3 main types of partnership that may be seen in a a multi-governance model?

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  1. Public-Private Partnerships
  2. Private-Social Partnerships
  3. Public-Social Partnerships
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What are the 5 main requirements for stakeholder involvement?

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  1. Considerable Planning
  2. Scoping and Identification of Representative Stakeholders
  3. Clear Aims and Objectives
  4. Appropriate Participation and Facilitation Techniques
  5. An Adoptive and Flexible Approach
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What are the 4 factors that influence participation?

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  1. Budget Resources
  2. Type of Area and the Social Aspects of the Community Involved
  3. Presence of Political Will
  4. Available Time Scales
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Give 7 Challenges associated with the new governance approaches

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  1. Time Consuming
  2. Identification and Inclusion of all Interested Parties
  3. Having the process understood by all parties
  4. Facilitation Skills needed
  5. Getting all parties to the negotiation table
  6. Dealing with unrealistic expectations
  7. Dealing with hidden agendas
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What are the 9 evaluation criteria for evaluating public participation?

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  1. Representation
  2. Influence
  3. Timeliness
  4. Purpose & Decision-Making
  5. Early Involvement
  6. Effective Forums
  7. Information
  8. Enabling Process
  9. Feedback
32
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How many hydrological basins are there in England and Wales?

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11

33
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What is the initial process of the Water Framework River Basin Planning Cycle?

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To conduct a risk assessment for poor Water Quality and to identify water bodies at risk of failing ecological and chemical objectives

34
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Who chaired Round 1: The Severn Liaison Panel Membership?

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The Environment Agency

35
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Give 3 examples of Programmes of Measures for Agriculture and Rural Land Management

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  1. Encourage voluntary initiative best practice on pesticide use
  2. Establish and enforce Nitrate Vulnerable Zones
  3. Designate and Enforce Water Protection Zones
36
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Give 3 examples of Programmes of Measures for the Water Industry

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  1. School Based Education and Awareness Campaigns
  2. Formation of partnerships to identify intermittent polluting discharges
  3. Improvements to water company assets
37
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Give 3 examples of Programmes of Measures for Industry, Manufacturing and Other Businesses

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  1. Promotion of Reductions in Water usage
  2. Implementation of sustainable drainage code of practice
  3. Pollution Prevention Advice and Campaigns
38
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In which 3 years will RBMPs be published?

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2009, 2015 and 2021

39
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What is an RBMP?

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River Basin Management Plan

40
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When were the 3 EA consolations?

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  1. June - December 2012
  2. June - December 2013
  3. October 2014 - April 2015

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