03947oam 2200649I 450 991096240730332120251116221443.01-136-52808-31-936331-01-21-136-52809-110.4324/9781936331017 (CKB)2560000000081562(SSID)ssj0000906699(PQKBManifestationID)12466319(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000906699(PQKBWorkID)10844522(PQKB)10318764(SSID)ssj0000415626(PQKBManifestationID)12173981(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000415626(PQKBWorkID)10411213(PQKB)10706670(MiAaPQ)EBC592521(Au-PeEL)EBL592521(CaPaEBR)ebr10422596(CaONFJC)MIL762596(OCoLC)670412209(OCoLC)670430006(EXLCZ)99256000000008156220180706d2002 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrDemocracy in practice public participation in environmental decisions /Thomas C. Beierle and Jerry Cayford1st ed.Washington, D.C. :Resources for the Future,2002.viii, 149 p. ill"An RFF Press book"--T.p. verso.1-891853-53-8 1-891853-54-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.1. Introduction -- 2. Conceptual framework and methodology -- 3. The social goals of public participation -- 4. The context of public participation -- 5. The process of public participation -- 6. Public participation and implementation -- 7. Designing public participation processes -- 8. Conclusions and areas for further research.In spite of the expanding role of public participation in environmental decisionmaking, there has been little systematic examination of whether it has, to date, contributed toward better environmental management. Neither have there been extensive empirical studies to examine how participation processes can be made more effective. Democracy in Practice brings together, for the first time, the collected experience of 30 years of public involvement in environmental decisionmaking. Using data from 239 cases, the authors evaluate the success of public participation and the contextual and procedural factors that lead to it. Thomas Beierle and Jerry Cayford demonstrate that public participation has not only improved environmental policy, but it has also played an important educational role and has helped resolve the conflict and mistrust that often plague environmental issues. Among the authors' findings are that intensive 'problem-solving' processes are most effective for achieving a broad set of social goals, and participant motivation and agency responsiveness are key factors for success. Democracy in Practice will be useful for a broad range of interests. For researchers, it assembles the most comprehensive data set on the practice of public participation, and presents a systematic typology and evaluation framework. For policymakers, political leaders, and citizens, it provides concrete advice about what to expect from public participation, and how it can be made more effective. Democracy in Practice concludes with a systematic guide for use by government agencies in their efforts to design successful public participation efforts.Environmental policyUnited StatesCitizen participationCase studiesEnvironmental policyCitizen participation363.7/0525Beierle Thomas C.1880624Cayford Jerry1880625MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910962407303321Democracy in practice4494697UNINA