11.4.1 First public participation survey 11.4.1.1 Statistics of public opinion survey results of the Phase-II Project of the Third Ring Road Project
Scope of survey: the scope of public opinion survey covers relevant areas under the environmental impact caused by pollutants during the construction period and operation of the 3rd Ring Road(Phase II) Project, and the key range is the residents along the 3rd Ring Road(Phase II), including the villagers committee and town government in the affected region. About 120 copies of questionnaires are distributed.
Objection of survey: including the residents affected and relevant government officials at various levels.
Method of survey: questionnaires in writing
Content of survey: site survey among masses for public feeling and attitude towards the Project; filling up the public opinion questionnaire and statistics of the main opinions of the public; put forward the resolution for some major questions with the public opinions fully taken into consideration.
There are 130 copies of questionnaires distributed with 120 effective copies returned. The statistics of outcome of the questionnaires for the public participation survey are shown in Table 11.4-1.
Table 11.4-1 Questionnaires for Public Participation Survey of the Phase-II Project of the Third Ring Road Project
Project profile
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Fuzhou 3rd Ring Road(Phase II) Project starts from north of the planned Wanbian Bridge and ends at south of the planned Kuiqi Bridge on Minjiang River, with a total length 12.474km and road width 100~50m. It passes Shangqi Village, Sanbianzhou, Difengjiang, Xingmulan Village, Menqianzhou New Village, Pukou Village, Qianyuan Village, Aoshan Village, north of the provincial business school, Duyuan Village, Sanfeng Shoes Co., Futeng Industrial Park, and spans over the Fuxia Road cross before running from west towards east, passing along east of the planned Fuxia Road Flyover of the third ring road and across Chengmenshan and Fuquan Expressway, and stops at south of the planned Kuiqi Bridge, where it meets with the Fuzhou-Xiamen Expressway.
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Class of the interviewees
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Resident
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School
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Hospital
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The 3rd Industry
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Farmer
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Enterprises and Institutions
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Local Environmental Protection Authority
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Others
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10
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99
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11
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Question 1: Do you agree with construction of the Phase-II Project of the Third Ring Road ?
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Agree
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Disagree
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Objection
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90%
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8.3%
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1.7%
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Question 2: How about the integral social benefit to be brought by the Phase-II Project of the Third Ring Road after it is put into use?
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Excellent
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Good
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Average
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Fair
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Poor
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22.5%
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59.1%
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13.3%
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1.7%
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1.7%
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Question 3: Upon completion of the Phase-II Project of the Third Ring Road Project, what do you think the environmental quality in your area will turn to?
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Excellent
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Good
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Average
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Fair
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Poor
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7.5%
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54.2%
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25%
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6.7%
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0.8%
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Question 4: Will construction of the Phase-II Project of the Third Ring Road bring any negative environmental impact?
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Impact on surrounding sceneries
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Disturbance to residents due to traffic noise
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Impact due to exhaust and dust
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Impact on water body by wastewater from the bridge
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Other factors
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12.5%
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90%
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52.5%
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13.3%
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0.8%
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Question 5: What is the most urgent environmental issue in the local area do you think at present?
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Noise
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Waste gases
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Dust
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Others
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23.3%
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20.8%
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38.3%
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Question 6: upon completion of the Phase-II Project of the Third Ring Road project and after it is put into use, what is the most urgent environmental issue in the local area as per your estimation?
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Noise
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Waste gases
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Dust
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Others
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85.8%
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22.5%
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22.5%
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0.8%
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Do you have any suggestion on preventive measures against the environmental impact during construction of the Phase-II Project of the Third Ring Road and after completion of it: See Table 2-2
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11.4.1.2 Analysis of the public opinions on the Phase-II Project of the Third Ring Road Project
(1) Information and support to the Project
Do you know about the Project? 120 persons have answered this question, with 110 of them answered “Yes”, which takes 91.7% of the interviewees, and 10 answered “No”, which takes 8.3%.
Do you know following information of the Project? 80 persons know strike of the road, which takes 66.7% of the interviewees.
Do you agree with construction of the Phase-II Project of the Third Ring Road? 108 answered “Agree”, which takes 90% of the interviewees; 10 answered “Disagree”, which takes 8.3%; 2 answered “Objection”, which takes 1.7%.
(2) Integral social benefit by introduction of the Project
How about the integral social benefit to be brought by the 3rd Ring Road(Phase II) after it is put into use? 27 answered “Excellent”, which takes 22.5% of the total interviewees; 71 answered “Good”, which takes 59.1%; 16 answered “Average”, which takes 13.3%; 2 answered “Fair”, which takes 1.7%; 2 answered “Poor”, which takes 1.7%.
Viewing from the outcome of survey, most of the interviewees think that construction of the Phase-II Project of the Third Ring Road will help actively to improve the overall economic benefit to Fuzhou City.
(3) Environmental impact
Upon completion of the Phase-II Project of the Third Ring Road Project, what do you think the environmental quality in your area will turn to?9 answered “Excellent”, which takes 7.5% of the total interviewees; 65 answered “Good”, which takes 54.2%; 30 answered “Average”, which takes 25%; 8 answered “Fair”, which takes 6.7%; 1 answered “Poor”, which takes 0.8%.
Will construction of the Phase-II Project of the Third Ring Road bring any negative environmental impact? 15 answered “Impact on surrounding sceneries”, which takes 12.5% of the total interviewees; 108 answered “Disturbance to residents due to traffic noise”, which takes 90% of the total interviewees; 63 answered “Impact due to exhaust and dust”, which takes 52.5%; 16 answered “Impact on water body by wastewater from the bridge”, which takes 13.3%; 1 answered “Other factors”, which takes 0.8%.
What is the most urgent environmental issue in the local area do you think at present? 28 answered “Noise”, which takes 23.3% of the total interviewees; 25 answered “Waste gases”, which takes 20.8%; 46 answered “Dust”, which takes 38.3%.
Upon completion of the Phase-II Project of the Third Ring Road project and after it is put into use, what is the most urgent environmental issue in the local area as per your estimation? 103 answered “Noise”, which takes 85.8% of the total interviewees; 27 answered “Waste gases”, which takes 22.5%; 1 answered “Other factors”, which takes 0.8%.
Viewing from the above statistics, most of the interviewees think that construction of the Phase-II Project of the Third Ring Road will bring impact upon the surrounding environmental quality, and 90% of interviewees think that the major impact is that on the quality of noise environment and air environment.
11.4.2 Second public participation survey 11.4.2.1 Public opinions on main sensitive points
The second public participation survey was held on Nov. 3 - Nov. 5, 2004 that adopted interviews upon sensitive points of the 2nd Ring Road (Phase III) Project. Detailed opinions collected please see Table 11.4-2. Interviewees cover relevant people from the villages, schools, enterprises, villagers’ committees and town government etc. along the road.
Table 11.4-2 Public Opinions on Main Sensitive Points
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Description
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Public Opinions
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Remarks
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1
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Wanbian Village
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① Villagers request that the compensation should be reasonable and wish that the authority in charge of compensation could negotiate with the resettlers directly and pay compensation directly to those resettlers.
② It is requested to prevent dust pollution during construction period;
③ The piggery in front of the dam requests for area for pig farm.
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Interviewees are resettlers related with the Phase-II Project of the Third Ring Road Project and the local villagers.
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2
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Shangqi Village
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It is requested that the compensation shall be reasonable.
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Interviewees are villagers and local enterprises
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3
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Yangqi Village
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① It is requested to protect completely the Tomb of Yanfu, which is located in Aoshan Mountain. The turtle shape of the Aoshan Mountain shall not be damaged, which is also the request from offspring of Yanfu. Otherwise, the foreign investment will be affected while the tourism development will suffer as well.
② Villagers to be resettled feed back that people build one house all their life and actual measures shall be adopted to protect benefit of those to be resettled with well compensation. Some villagers propose that the road shall be routed closer to the riverside as much as possible so that fewer houses of villagers will be demolished.
③ Teachers from Yangqi Primary School suggest that the construction impact should be minimized and the noise and dust pollution shall be reduced while attention shall be paid to safety of students.
④ Villagers request that the road and bridge shall be of ensured quality. Jerry-built project shall be prevented.
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Interviewees are villagers and teachers of Yangqi Primary School
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4
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Wushan Village
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They request to exchange with equal land for building their new house by their own. Arrangement within the same village is preferred.
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Interviewees are resettlers related with the Phase-II Project of the Third Ring Road Project and teachers of Wushan Primary School
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5
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Pushan Village
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The old Pushan Temple shall be protected.
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Interviewee is the abbot of the temple
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6
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Wufeng Village
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Villagers near Shuiyun Nunnery request to protect the Shuiyun Nunnery, the ancient banyan trees (hundreds of years old) and the Shiziyan historic site; Villagers request to protect the Shigong Temple and the ancient banyan trees, and the construction shall be slowed as much as possible.
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Interviewees are villagers of Wufeng Village
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7
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Yixu Waterworks
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It is requested to adopt efficient measures to protect water quality at the water intake during the road construction period.
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Interviewee is the Plant Manager of the Yixu Waterworks
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8
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Pukou Xiazhou Village
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Villagers in this village make living through fishing in the river. They request to exchange with each area for building of new houses by their own. Pukou Village is preferred so that the villagers can carry on fishing and the economic resources of them can be maintained.
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Interviewees are resettlers related with the Phase-II Project of the Third Ring Road Project
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9
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Aoshan Village
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① Villagers and carders of the village request to protect the ancient forest in Aoshan, the 3 ancient banyan trees, and the grand palace in the time of Chen Xiang, the famous ideologist of Lixue in Song dynasty. Meanwhile, the ancient well shall be protected whenever possible;
② It is requested to avoid flyover crossing across the village and the dust pollution shall be avoided.
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Interviewees are villagers and carders of Aoshan Village
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10
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Fujian College of Information and Technology
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The noise and air pollution shall be controlled during the construction and operation period in order to protect the teaching environment.
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Students, teachers and offices of the college
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11
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Duyuan Village
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As the road cuts the village in the middle, the village will lose lot of lands and there will be great difficulties in demolition and resettlement. It is requested to re-route the road along the river.
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Interviewees are villagers and carders of Duyuan Village
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11.4.2.2 Analysis of Public Opinions
(1) Opinions For construction of the Project
Comparing with the first public participation survey, there are more people supporting construction of the project, considering that the construction of the Phase-II Project of the Third Ring Road has a positive significance for development of Fuzhou's economy. Meanwhile, construction of the Project will add value to the land along the road and the convenient transportation can attract large amount of investments, which will propel development of the regional economies and the Labour market.
(2) Issues worried by the interviewees
Interviewees within the range of demolition have concerns upon following issues:
1) Compensation after demolition. The interviewees universally worry that after the present houses are demolished, the compensation paid is not enough to buy new houses while their own economic status can hardly offer the high house-purchasing fee and pay the property management fee. In addition, they worry that whether the compensation committed by the government can be delivered to resettlers on time and in full. Therefore, they ask for direct contact with the government department in charge of demolition and resettlement to negotiate about the compensation
2) The living after demolition. The formers who lose their land worry about their source of income, fearing that if they are resettled far away from their original places and they can not continue the farming they are presently engaged, and thus they are afraid that the living standard will drop.
11.4.3 Brief summary on public participation opinions
1) Most of the interviewees support the 3rd Ring Road (Phase II) Project;
2) Issues put forward by the interviewees and proposed to take into consideration during planning and design of the road include:
① It is suggested to route the road along the Wulongjiang River. When encountering the villages, the route shall roundabout the village as much as possible in order to occupy less farm land and demolish fewer houses;
② It is suggested to avoid the historic sites, concentrated woods and ancient trees during planning;
③ Flyover crossing shall be avoided whenever possible when the road is crossing the villages.
3) Issues put forward by the interviewees and proposed to take into consideration during road construction include:
It is suggested that the road construction can be concentrated in a considerably short period, so that the inconvenience to residents along the road due to the construction noise could be shortened; the construction site shall be reasonably arranged, with the concrete mixer, bitumen cooking facilities far away from the residential places.
4) Issues put forward by the interviewees and proposed to take into consideration during demolition and resettlement include:
① The compensation for demolition shall be reasonable and direct negotiation on demolition between the Employer and resettlers is expected. Meanwhile, the compensation for demolition shall be directly paid to the resettlers;
② It is suggested to take into consideration the living habits and living demands of those resettlers and give them equal area of land for building their house independently;
③ It is suggested to give appropriate compensation to farmers who lost the land so that they can maintain the current living level, which has active meaning for social stability.
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