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RECORD NUMBER: 29 OF 55| Main Title | Participation and power : civic discourse in environmental policy decisions / | |||||||||||
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| Author | Simmons, W. Michele, | |||||||||||
| Publisher | State University of New York Press, | |||||||||||
| Year Published | 2007 | |||||||||||
| OCLC Number | 64895744 | |||||||||||
| ISBN | 0791469956 (alk. paper); 9780791469958 (alk. paper) | |||||||||||
| Subjects | Environmental policy--Decision making ; Environmental policy--Citizen participation ; Communication in science | |||||||||||
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| Collation | ix, 204 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. | |||||||||||
| Notes | Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-197) and index. |
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| Contents Notes | 1. Institutions, Citizens, and the Construction of Environmental Policy -- 2. Citizens Involved: Mapping Public Participation and Power in Risk Communication Practices -- 3. A Case of Institutional Power: Public Participation in the VX Nerve Agent Disposal Decision at Newport Chemical Depot -- 4. Toward a Participatory Approach to Public policy: Creating a Space for Public Discourse in Technical Issues -- 5. Participation and Power: Transforming the Possibilities of Public Participation in Environmental Decisions -- 6. Toward a Just and Participatory Environment: Civic Research in/from the Academy -- Epilogue: Heightened National Security and Public Participation -- Notes -- References -- Index -- Appendix A: Public Notice Sample -- Appendix B: Sample of Comments Section from Draft Environmental Impact Statement -- Appendix C: Sample of Comments Section from Final Environmental Impact Statement -- Appendix D: Sample of Comments Section from IDEM Notice of Decision -- Appendix E: House Enrolled Act No. 1134 -- Appendix F: Questions and Answers about Newport Chemical Depot brochure. |