Participation and Power: Civic Discourse in Environmental Policy DecisionsState University of New York Press, 01/02/2012 - 214 páginas Participation and Power examines the ways in which citizens are allowed to participate in environmental policy decision making. Despite requirements that mandate public participation, institutional practices and current models of public participation often exclude citizens from anything other than a superficial role. W. Michele Simmons offers a firsthand look at risk communication and public participation practices through a case study involving the disposal of VX nerve agent. Arguing that a rhetoric for civic discourse in policy debates is needed, she constructs a theory of democratic and ethical public involvement that grants citizens more power in the decision-making process. |
Índice
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MAPPING PUBLICPARTICIPATION AND POWER IN RISK COMMUNICATION PRACTICES | 25 |
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN DECISIONS ABOUT VX NERVE AGENT DISPOSAL AT THE NEWPORT CHEMICAL DEPOT | 43 |
CREATING A SPACE FOR PUBLIC DISCOURSE IN TECHNICAL ISSUES | 85 |
TRANSFORMING THE POSSIBILITIESOF PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY DECISIONS | 121 |
CIVIC RESEARCHINFROM THE ACADEMY | 141 |
HEIGHTENED NATIONAL SECURITY AND PUBLIC PARTICIPATION | 153 |
PUBLIC NOTICE SAMPLE | 165 |
SAMPLE OF COMMENTSSECTION FROM FINAL ENVIRONMENTALIMPACT STATEMENT | 171 |
SAMPLE OF COMMENTSSECTION FROM IDEM NOTICEOF DECISION | 175 |
HOUSE ENROLLEDACT NO 1143 | 179 |
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERSABOUT THE NEWPORT CHEMICAL DEPOT | 181 |
NOTES | 183 |
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SAMPLE OF COMMENTSSECTION FROM DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT | 167 |
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Participation and Power: Civic Discourse in Environmental Policy Decisions W. Michele Simmons Pré-visualização limitada - 2008 |
Participation and Power: Civic Discourse in Environmental Policy Decisions W. Michele Simmons Pré-visualização indisponível - 2007 |
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