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I can assure you that the project I am proposing
will be great for the community.
It will create jobs, increase property tax revenue
and make our city a much more exciting place.
The project is gigantic-- totally out of scale
with everything that's already here.
Your proposed site is in a floodplain,
in a wetland, near wells we depend on
for our drinking water.
The road you are talking about building during construction
will go right through the protected bird area.
The noise during construction will be unbelievable.
With enough time and money, we can
generate a detailed scientific forecast spelling out
some of the likely impacts.
If all the commercial buildings you are talking about are built
and new upscale businesses arrive,
all of us who have run small businesses in this area
our whole lives will be forced out.
No, no, no--
Hold on, let's give everyone a chance to speak.
I'm sure there is a way forward here that will
allow development to proceed.
After all, we need the jobs and the tax revenue.
The city's got a long list of things that need to be done.
At the same time, the developer will
have to find a way to avoid any bad environmental and social
impacts.
That's why federal and state laws have to be met.
Why don't we make a list of all the things we want
the developer to do for us?
We want a new elementary school in the area, right?
We need a new rubbish disposal of plant, right?
This project is going to make the developer very rich.
Why don't we make sure he shares some of the wealth, right?
Of course, we will comply with all existing laws
and regulations.
That's why I've hired the best possible designers
and engineers to design my project.
I can promise you we will stay within the rules,
but we can't be expected to make all kinds
of voluntary contributions.
There's no law that says we have to do that.
That's not enough-- just avoiding all the bad things you
shouldn't be doing anyway doesn't
guarantee that the community will get a fair shake.
Why should you get rich while the rest of us
live in fear that our water will be polluted,
more traffic will make it harder for our kids to play safely
and the area as we know it will be destroyed.
You've got to make it worth our while to support your project.
We don't want a bribe.
We just want him to build his darn project somewhere else.
First, we really need a completely independent analysis
of what the environmental and social impacts are
likely to be, both in the short term and in the long run.
We really need to know all the pluses and minuses
and we need an assessment that everyone can trust.
How can we trust something that the developer produces?
He's only going to show us studies that
make his project look good.
Can we choose the person we want to have do the assessment?
Can To make sure all of our questions are answered?
Well, the kinds of studies we can do are expensive
and take a long time to finish and some
of the things you're asking about
can't be forecast with a lot of confidence.
That does it.
If we can't be sure what the impacts are,
we shouldn't let the developer go ahead.
We can't take the risk.
It could be a catastrophe.
I think we need to see what the environmental impact
assessment and social impact assessment laws and regulations
require.
I'll try to get a summary for you by next week
and I'll see if there are assessment experts who
are used to doing these kind of studies quickly
and at low cost.
You've got to be fair.
I bought this property in good faith and I paid a lot of money
for it.
It's zoned for development.
Things can't stay the same forever.
I promise to meet all federal and state environmental
and health requirements.
That's all anybody can expect.
We oppose the project.
We're going to make sure the media hears about this.
We'll get someone to make a web page saying why we are opposed.
We just want to make sure that the project is designed--
--In a way that doesn't hurt anyone.
-Welcome
--Welcome
-Course Welcome
--Welcome
-Entrance Survey
-Entrance Survey
-Learning Objectives
-Course Schedule
-Meet Your Course Instructors
-Grading and Completion Criteria
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-Introduction
-Lectures
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-Readings
--Social Impact Assessment: The State of the Art
--Social Impact Assessment and Public Participation in China
-Developer Interview
--Module 1
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-Questions
-Assignment
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--Peer Assessment
-Debrief
--Discuss
-Introduction
-Lectures
-Readings
--Methods of Environmental Impact Assessment
--Public Participation and Environmental Dispute Resolution
--Environmental Impact Assessment for Developing Countries in Asia
--Importance of Nonobjective Judgements
--Example Environmental Impact Statement
-Developer Interview
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--Module 2
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-Questions
-Assignment
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--Peer Assessment
-Debrief
--Discuss
-Introduction
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-Lectures
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-Readings
--Introduction to Social Impact Assessment
--Effectiveness in Social Impact Assessment
--Example Social Impact Statement
-Developer Interview
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-Questions
-Assignment
-Debrief
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-Introduction
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-Forest City Case Study
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--Additional Forest City Information
-Lectures
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--Dealing with An Angry Public
--Facility Siting and Public Opposition
-Developer Interview
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--SCENARIO
-Debrief
--Discuss
-Introduction
-Lectures
-Readings
--Why Would Corporations Behave in Socially Responsible Ways?
--Social Impact Assessments of Large Dams Throughout the World
--Environmental Sustainability Principles for the Real Estate Industry
-Developer Interview
--Module 5
-Questions
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--SCENARIO
-Debrief
-Further Resources
-Thank You
--Thank you for taking the course
-Acknowledgements