English Abstract
|
The purposes of making any public policies by the government are to solve public problems and to satisfy public needs. The purpose of a flood-prevention project is to improve the increasingly severe flooding phenomenon, to provide safety, and protect people’s lives and properties. Accordingly, people should be in favor of it. Nevertheless, regardless of such policies like the Regulation Project of Flood-Prone Area passed by the Executive Yuan, or the demonstration project passed by the Ministry of Economic Affairs (to revitalize the economy and to expand the special regulations of the Public Works) whose purpose is to accelerate the handling of, and to improve the drainage environment of the subsidence, there is a high probability rate in which the construction is delayed or cancelled due to protests from the local residence.
Based on the theories such as technocracy, public opinions, and citizen participation, this study has selected an individual case to discuss the influence on regulating policies by, and the differences between professional and public opinions. It also tries to close the gap between the two in order to make future suggestions for regulating flood prevention projects. The case selected is the “Improvement on the flood-prevention facilitative construction in Xichang Village, Minxiong Township”. This case is also a part of the Regulation Project of Flood-Prone Area, passed by the Executive Yuan.
From the research, one discovers that, although the professionals are often in charge of the flood-prevention projects, without considering public opinions during the process. However, it will be very difficult to gain public support, even though it may cost more in terms of time and capital to have public’s involvement in regulating the project. Nevertheless, it will make a greater impact on the continuance and execution of the plan. In addition to more efficiently combine the theoretic and realistic practices, having people’s involvement to regulate the policy will also provide them a chance to express their ideas to a certain extent. Rather than asking people’s opinions after the decision has been made, this way is more democratic, and the project can be executed much more efficiently.
|