Week 3 - AEE

Step 7: Re-evaluate your proposal

Use the AEE process to help design your proposal.
You may decide that some environmental effects will be significant and that you need to change your proposal to avoid, remedy or mitigate them.  One difficulty is how to determine significance ?  E.g are we affecting the Maui dolphin in Auckland's harbour ?

You should then think about alternative ways to achieve the same goals while considering the environmental effects each alternative may have. This process can result in a “win-win” situation, with better proposal design and better environmental outcomes.

“Avoid”, “remedy” and “mitigate” are terms used in the Resource Management Act. Each represents a different way of addressing an adverse effect so that it is acceptable.