译文（字数 3879）

评价在泰国开发项目的公众参与过程的欣克拉特电厂项目为例

作者：查瓦特琼帕斯

出版源《美国杂志应用科学》，2012年，9（6）：第865-873页

摘要：问题声明：公众参与已经成为环境决策的一个重要元素。尽管公众的参与在泰国已大幅增长，但由于公众的压力不断上升，这种做法往往不能解决环境问题和冲突。对公众在一些工作或者不是在工作方面的参与的过程进行系统评价，用以考察公众是否在参与过程是有效的。本研究通过评价模型的相关文献评估了欣克拉特电厂项目的公众参与过程的有效性，发现个案研究的公众参与过程通过评价标准得出的结果并不是完全有效的测试。受影响的人没有机会在一开始就提出任何意见。公众参与的过程开始得太晚，在做出决定之后，利益相关者之间的冲突已经发生。在泰国的环境背景下，公众参与的进程还没有正确地建立。因此，泰国迫切需要找到一个工作模式和公众参与的条件，可以协助解决环境问题。最后，他们提出了一套完善的公众参与过程的建议。

关键词：公众参与；环境决策过程；发电厂

外文原文（字符数 12908）

Evaluating Public Participation Process in Development Projects in Thailand: A Case Study of the Hin Krut Power Plant Project

Author: Chutarat Chompunth,

Publication source 《American Journal of Applied Sciences》, 2012,9 (6): 865-873

Abstract: Problem statement: Public participation has become a vital element of environmental decision-making. Although public participation has grown tremendously in Thailand due to a rising pressure from the public, this practice often fails to solve environmental problems and conflicts. There is a keen for a systematic evaluation of the public participation process to investigate whether the participation process is effective and what works or does not work in this respect.  This study evaluates the effectiveness of the public participation process of the Hin Krut power plant project through an evaluation model developed from relevant literatures.It was found that the public participation process of the case study was not completely effective when tested against the evaluation criteria. The affected people had no chance to present any comments at the very beginning. The public participation process started too late, after a decision had been made and conflicts among stakeholders already occurred. The public participation process is not yet properly established in the Thai context. There is an urgent need to find a working model and conditions of public participation which can assist in resolving environmental problems. Finally, a set of recommendations for improving public participation process are suggested.

Key words: Public participation, environmental decision-making process, power plant