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Landscape-scale Ecological Monitoring Method for Major Construction Projects
Documentation of Landscaping Strategies stage. Delaying this important task might make it difficult to obtain
Documents relating to landscaping strategies should include each pre-, the desired native plants that may have little commercial value and
during and post-activity phase (see Table 1). These procedures should thus are not stocked by commercial suppliers. If native plant
be described within the strategy documents for each project phase, propagation is needed in order to ensure a sufficient supply of plants
and the documents should be used as a guide for development of the for landscape restoration, appropriate plans will need to be made
monitoring programme. and infrastructure provided. With any plant material supply, a
decision-making chart could be used to reduce the possible risks
Preparatory Work Needed for Ecological Reinstatement (see Figure 2). Experience has shown that construction personnel are
The activities of each project phase – pre-construction, during usually not aware of the possible need for large numbers of native
construction, post-construction and operation – will necessitate plants for landscaping and might not want to undertake the necessary
certain management activities that may be specific to that project preparatory activities. It is suggested that there be an increased effort
phase or may overlap with other phases. Success at each step can be towards understanding and monitoring of any necessary preliminary
ensured only through adequate preparatory work during earlier actions that may be needed to ensure successful landscape restoration
stages of project implementation. Preparatory activities can be activities later in the project.
divided into cost considerations and material, equipment and
personnel considerations. A complete and thorough understanding Public Participation
of the cost considerations of the monitoring programmes early in the Another added value of improvements in the existing system
project will greatly increase the success of those programmes. Budget is public participation in the environmental monitoring process.
revisions after construction has been initiated can often be met with While public participation may contribute to increased knowledge of
resistance and may not be supported, thus curtailing the the state of the environment, it also promotes citizens’ involvement
effectiveness of the monitoring programme. in environmental protection. Taking full advantage of the latest
information and communication technologies can enhance public
Ensuring that adequate materials, equipment and personnel are involvement in the environmental management programme. n
available is of importance for any landscape restoration programme so
that early-stage monitoring activities can be initiated when needed. This article has been partly adapted from Sahin S, Kurum E, Landscape
Post-construction landscape restoration, for example, could be Scale Ecological Monitoring as Part of an EIA of Major Construction
implemented quickly if all of the required plant material had been Activities: Experience at the Turkish Section of the BTC Crude Oil Pipeline
identified, and availability guaranteed, during the pre-construction Project, Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 2009;156:525–37.
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