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Showing 1 to 20 of 54 for “"Environmental decision-making"”.
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Dealing with uncertainty in environmental decision making
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Learning systems and communities of practice for environmental decision making
This thesis explores learning for environmental decision making (EDM), from the viewpoints of what and who provide necessary support, and how and why practitioners engage in learning for EDM. <br></br><br></br> <i>Learning systems and communities of practice (CoPs)</i> are the two main concepts …
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Multi-attribute value measurement and economic paradigms in environmental decision making
The two environmental decision-making approaches of environmental economics (EE) valuation and multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) differ fundamentally in their underlying philosophies and approach; hence they are characterised as paradigms. The EE paradigm includes the idea that, if …
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Deliberation : integrating stakeholder values and risk assessments in environmental decision making
… a democratic society. This is particularly so in decisions regarding the management, disposal and clean up of hazardous wastes throughout the United States. The responsible agency must balance the multiple elements of risk, multiple and conflicting objectives, and stakeholder values and …
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Pursuing justice in environmental decision making : deliberative democracy and consensus builiding
Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 1996.
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Toward improving the effectiveness of public involvement programs in environmental decision making
… Institute of Technology, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 1996.
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Planning in the shadow of the future : intergenerational ethics and environmental decision-making
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 1998.
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What They Consider, How They Decide: Best Practices of Technical Experts in Environmental Decision-Making
<p>Drawing from qualitative data gathered from environmental management professionals, this paper describes best practices for decision-making in environmental clean-up. Technical experts are knowledgeable about both cultural and technical rationality and employ both, as appropriate, to achieve …
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What They Consider, How They Decide: Best Practices of Technical Experts in Environmental Decision-Making
<p>Drawing from qualitative data gathered from environmental management professionals, this paper describes best practices for decision-making in environmental clean-up. Technical experts are knowledgeable about both cultural and technical rationality and employ both, as appropriate, to achieve …
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Roosevelt Towers : a case study on environmental decision-making processes in a public housing project.
Thesis. 1979. M.C.P.--Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning.
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The Moral Significance of Environmental Aesthetics and Its Importance In Environmental Decision Making and Policy Setting
<p>Environmental aesthetics is a relatively new field of philosophy, and interest in the issues that it raises is growing rapidly. Most of the early work in environmental aesthetics has been focused on developing the most appropriate model for aesthetic appreciation of nature, but in this …
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INVESTIGATING PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL DECISION MAKING PROCESS: A CASE STUDY OF NORTHEAST CARBONDALE, ILLINOIS
… on the former Koppers wood- treating-site, an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) designated brownfield site. Additionally, the data was used to examine if impediments to civic engagement, under Carbondale's current public participation strategy exist. Utilizing a mixed methods approach, a …
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The role of impact assessment in environmental decision making in New England : a ten year retrospective
Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 1985.
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Consensual verses [i.e. versus] hierarchical approachs to environmental decision making : the case of the Massachusetts Miliary Reservation
Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 1997.
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A capabilities approach to environmental assessment: enhancing the integration of human development and well-being in participatory environmental decision making
… of human development and well-being in environmental assessment through developing a capabilities approach to the practice. The research emphasises the effectiveness and equity imperatives of public participation and highlights the inclusion of appropriate social considerations in …
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Participation in policy and practice : conventional and deliberative roles for the public in water resources management and environmental decision-making
Public participation plays an important role in environmental decision making and policy formulation. Federal and state agencies charged with the responsibilities of determining laws to manage environmental problems are mandated to include participation in their regulatory rulemaking. In most …
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Environmental perceptions and participation in environmental decision-making among Blacks: A study of environmental justice and solid waste management planning in two Illinois counties
Since environmental justice reached the agenda of researchers in the mid 1980s, most environmental justice research has focused on the siting of environmentally hazardous facilities and the occurrence of urban air pollution. Although, research on environmental justice is still in its infancy, …
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Evaluation of Public Participation Processes in Environmental Decision-making. Evaluation of Referenda and Public Hearings on Waste Management from a Participant Perspective = Társadalmi részvételi folyamatok értékelése környezeti ügyekben. A népszavazás és a közmeghallgatás értékelése hulladékos ügyekben a résztvevők szemszögéből
Magyarországon a környezeti ügyekben zajló részvételi folyamatok közül kiemelkedően magas a hulladékgazdálkodási esetek száma. Ez többek között annak is köszönhető, hogy ez hagyományosan is a környezeti konfliktusok legjellemzőbb területe. Emellett a hulladékgazdálkodási infrastruktúra jelentősen …
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Pollution control, administrative discretion and science: a journey through the maze of environmental law
This thesis explores the interface between environmental regulatory discretion and scientific complexities. Two key observations about the nature of scientific information are made which lead to the argument in this thesis that science must be made more explicit in environmental decision making …
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Life cycle inventory uncertainty in resource-based industries : a focus on coal-based power generation
… is to develop an approach to support prospective environmental decision-making in resource-based industries. The specific focus is on coal-based power generation. The objectives of the approach are that it be able to adequately reflect the environmental burdens arising from primary industries, and …
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