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Record Nr.

UNINA9910819757303321

Autore

Simmons W. Michele <1969->

Titolo

Participation and power [[electronic resource] ] : civic discourse in environmental policy decisions / / W. Michele Simmons

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Albany, : State University of New York Press, c2007

ISBN

0-7914-8062-3

1-4294-7134-4

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (216 p.)

Collana

SUNY series, Studies in scientific and technical communication

Disciplina

363.70525

Soggetti

Environmental policy - Decision making

Environmental policy - Citizen participation

Communication in science

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- PARTICIPATION AND POWER -- CONTENTS -- ILLUSTRATIONS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- 1. CITIZENS, INSTITUTIONS,AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY -- 2. CITIZENS INVOLVED: MAPPING PUBLICPARTICIPATION AND POWER IN RISK COMMUNICATION PRACTICES -- 3. A CASE OF INSTITUTIONAL POWER:PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN DECISIONS ABOUT VX NERVE AGENT DISPOSAL AT THE NEWPORT CHEMICAL DEPOT -- 4. TOWARD A PARTICIPATORY APPROACHTO DECISION MAKING:CREATING A SPACE FOR PUBLIC DISCOURSE IN TECHNICAL ISSUES -- 5. PARTICIPATION AND POWER:TRANSFORMING THE POSSIBILITIESOF PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY DECISIONS -- 6. TOWARD A JUST AND PARTICIPATORYENVIRONMENT: CIVIC RESEARCHIN/FROM THE ACADEMY -- EPILOGUE:HEIGHTENED NATIONAL SECURITY AND PUBLIC PARTICIPATION -- APPENDIX A:PUBLIC NOTICE SAMPLE -- APPENDIX B: SAMPLE OF COMMENTSSECTION FROM DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT -- APPENDIX C: SAMPLE OF COMMENTSSECTION FROM FINAL ENVIRONMENTALIMPACT STATEMENT -- APPENDIX D: SAMPLE OF COMMENTSSECTION FROM IDEM NOTICEOF DECISION -- APPENDIX E: HOUSE ENROLLEDACT NO. 1143 -- APPENDIX F: QUESTIONS AND ANSWERSABOUT THE NEWPORT CHEMICAL DEPOT -- NOTES -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I --



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Sommario/riassunto

Takes a firsthand look at a case of public participation in environmental policy.