Measurement and Evaluation of the Effect of Speaker Opinions on Residents at Public Hearing of River Basin Improvement Plan

Abstract

Although public participation at public hearings for river basin improvement planning has been introduced, participation is formal and it cannot be said that consensus building with residents is achieved. The objective of this study is to clarify the effect of speaker opinions at public hearings quantitatively focusing on the consensus building process. Changes in resident opinions due to make presentation to speaker opinions were measured and evaluated based on the results of a virtual public hearing using a gaming simulation.