Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
A methodology for evaluating the public involvement process used in project planning
Public Participation in Environmental Assessment and Decision Making
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309134412
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
Federal agencies have taken steps to include the public in a wide range of environmental decisions. Although some form of public participation is often required by law, agencies usually have broad discretion about the extent of that involvement. Approaches vary widely, from holding public information-gathering meetings to forming advisory groups to actively including citizens in making and implementing decisions. Proponents of public participation argue that those who must live with the outcome of an environmental decision should have some influence on it. Critics maintain that public participation slows decision making and can lower its quality by including people unfamiliar with the science involved. This book concludes that, when done correctly, public participation improves the quality of federal agencies' decisions about the environment. Well-managed public involvement also increases the legitimacy of decisions in the eyes of those affected by them, which makes it more likely that the decisions will be implemented effectively. This book recommends that agencies recognize public participation as valuable to their objectives, not just as a formality required by the law. It details principles and approaches agencies can use to successfully involve the public.
Transportation Planning and Public Participation
Author: Ted GrossardtPublisher: Elsevier
ISBN: 0128129573
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 353
Book Description
Transportation Planning and Public Participation: Theory, Process, and Practice explains why, and then how, transportation professionals can treat public participation as an opportunity to improve their projects and identify problems before they do real damage. Using fundamental principles based on extensive project-based research and insights drawn from multiple disciplines, the book helps readers re-think their expectations regarding the project process. It shows how public perspectives can be productively solicited, gathered, modeled, and integrated into the planning and design process, guides project designers on how to ask the proper questions and identify strategies, and demonstrates the tradeoffs of different techniques. Readers will find an analytic and evaluation framework - along with process design guidelines - that will help improve the usefulness and applicability of public input. - Shows how to apply quantifiable metrics to the public participation process - Helps readers critically analyze and identify project properties that impact public participation process decisions - Provides in-depth examples that demonstrate how feedback, representation, and decision modeling can be integrated to achieve outcomes - Demonstrates basic principles using examples from a wide range of types and scales - Presents tactics on how to make public meetings more efficient and satisfying by integrating appropriate visualizations
Handbook of Public Participation in Impact Assessment
Author: Tanya BurdettPublisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN: 1800889992
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 455
Book Description
This Handbook provides a clear overview of how to achieve meaningful public participation in impact assessment (IA). It explores conceptual elements, including the democratic core of public participation in IA, as well as practical challenges, such as data sharing, with diverse perspectives from 39 leading academics and practitioners.
Urban Mass Transportation Abstracts
Author: Texas State Documents
Author: Texas State Publications ClearinghousePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : State government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 662
Book Description
The Public Participation Handbook
Author: James L. CreightonPublisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 0787979635
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 285
Book Description
Internationally renowned facilitator and public participation consultant James L. Creighton offers a practical guide to designing and facilitating public participation of the public in environmental and public policy decision making. Written for government officials, public and community leaders, and professional facilitators, The Public Participation Handbook is a toolkit for designing a participation process, selecting techniques to encourage participation, facilitating successful public meetings, working with the media, and evaluating the program. The book is also filled with practical advice, checklists, worksheets, and illustrative examples.
Selected Library Acquisitions
Author: United States. Department of TransportationPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 504
Book Description
Action plan public involvement summaries
Author: William M. WoodPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Highway planning
Languages : en
Pages : 186
Book Description
Public Involvement Techniques Outlined in Highway Agency Action Plans
Author: William M WoodPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Highway planning
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description