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Democracy in Practice - Public Participation in Environmental Decisions (Paperback)
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Democracy in Practice - Public Participation in Environmental Decisions (Paperback)
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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.
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