Participation and power : civic discourse in environmental policy decisions / W. Michele Simmons.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Simmons, W. Michele, 1969-

Series:

SUNY series, Studies in scientific and technical communication.

SUNY series, Studies in scientific and technical communication

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environmental policy--Decision making.

Environmental policy.

Environmental policy--Citizen participation.

Communication in science.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (216 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University of New York Press, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

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

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

R

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T

V

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Y.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780791480625

0791480623

9781429471343

1429471344

OCLC:

137632166