Obtaining public acceptance and support for the construction of a major pipeline
through a developed urban community can present more difficult challenges than
the actual engineering elements of the project. Today, with the increasing public
desire for a say about projects which affect their communities, obtaining public
acceptance can be one of the most challenging aspects of urban pipeline design.
The days of "decide, design and defend" are gone, replaced by a process of
community involvement in the design process. This paper describes the City of San Diego's Mid-City pipeline project
which is an excellent example of actively involving the community of a highly urbanized area with the project engineers
to achieve common goals. Achieving public support requires a commitment by both
the designers and project owners to spend the time and resources to integrate the
public into the decision making processes.
| Edition : | Vol. - No. |
| File Size : | 1
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, 120 KB |
| Note : | This product is unavailable in Ukraine, Russia, Belarus |
| Number of Pages : | 9 |
| Published : | 01/01/1999 |
