Stakeholder Dialogues in Natural Resources Management - Theory and Practice (Hardcover, 2006 ed.)

Participatory Processes for Natural Resource Management Ortwin Renn University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany Need for analytic-deliberative processes Inviting the public to be part of the decision making process in natural resource management has been a major objective in European and American environmental policy arenas. The US-National Academy of Sciences has encouraged environmental protection agencies to foster citizen participation and public involvement for making environmental policy making and natural resource management more effective and democratic (Stern and Fineberg 1996). The report emphasizes the need for a combination of assessment and dialogue which the authors have framed the "analytic-deliberative" approach. Unfortunately, early public involvement of the public in deliberative processes may compromise, however, the objective of efficient and effective policy implementation or violate the principle of fairness (Cross 1998, Okrent 1998). Another problem is that the public consists of many groups with different value structures and preferences. Without a systematic procedure to reach consensus on values and preferences, the public's position often appears as unclear (Coglianese 1997, Rossi 1997). Participatory processes are thus needed that combine technical expertise, rational decision making, and public values and preferences. How can and should natural resource managers collect public preferences, integrate public input into the management process, and assign the appropriate roles to technical experts, stakeholders (i. e.

General

Imprint:	Springer-Verlag
Country of origin:	Germany
Series:	Environmental Science
Release date:	November 2006
First published:	2006
Editors:	Susanne Stoll-Kleemann • Martin Welp
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	386
Edition:	2006 ed.
ISBN-13:	978-3-540-36916-5
Categories:	Books > Business & Economics > Business & management > Management & management techniques > General Promotions
LSN:	3-540-36916-3
Barcode:	9783540369165

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