Review article

INFORMATION AND CIVIL SOCIETY IN FUNCTION OF ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION, CONTROL AND BUILDING MONITORING OF LNG TERMINAL

Zdenka Damjanić ; Faculty of Economy, University of Zagreb, Zagreb,Croatia

Abstract

Paper presents the results of the empirical sociological research connected with building LNG (liquid natural gas) terminal nearby Omišalj on the island Krk. Survey was conducted during the year 2006, on the occasional sample of local population (N=240). In this paper we will present the results of the research concerning the respondents perception about degree of risk (and benefit) of building LNG terminal comparing with Druzba Adria project. Also, we wanted to investigate perception of possible corruption in LNG project in local and state actors, experts and media. We tended to determine degree of trustiness in some actors of LNG building monitoring. Results showed that respondents consider Druzba Adria project more ecological risky than LNG project. Concerning the benefit of those two objects, respondents consider LNG terminal more beneficial. When we looked respondents estimate of perception of corruptness in LNG building, it showed that 44,6 % of the respondents believe that corruption is possible in a same degree as in other similar projects. Finally, two thirds of respondents think corruption is highest at state officials, and less then one third think local officials are corrupted. In monitoring LNG building, according to respondents’ opinion, ecological organization, national experts and local government should be involved.

Keywords

civil society; LNG terminal; corruption

Hrčak ID:

53041

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/53041

Publication date:

29.3.2010.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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