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Showing 1 to 20 of 79 for “"public involvement"”.
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Public Involvement in the U.S. Forest Service
… how the U.S. Forest Service implements and uses public involvement during the agency's planning processes as mandated by the National Environmental Policy Act. Focused from the perspective of the agency personnel leading the process, this study is informed by both quantitative and qualitative …
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Supporting public involvement in resource management decisions through inclusive conservation
Submission original under an indefinite embargo labeled 'Open Access'. The submission was exported from vireo on 2022-11-15 without embargo terms
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Toward improving the effectiveness of public involvement programs in environmental decision making
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 1996.
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Developing a publics-oriented participatory design approach to reinvigorate public involvement of marginalized groups in the public policy domain
… design that mobilises the notion of publics, developed by political theorist John Dewey, to propose that participatory design approaches and methods may contribute to the formation of publics by helping groups articulate complex societal issues. However existing research operates …
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An action research study of Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) in the NHS: How can PPI influence healthcare planning and decision making?
ABSTRACT Background: Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) has been in health policy for the NHS for the last 30 years and yet there is little evidence of their involvement influencing healthcare planning and decision making. PPI is a legislative duty for NHS bodies and yet there remains what is …
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Public Involvement in Forest Service Project-level Decision-making: A Qualitative Analysis of Public Comments, Administrative Appeals, and Legal Arguments from Case Studies on the George Washington and Jefferson National Forests
Public involvement and participation in Forest Service decision-making is a contentious issue attended by charges and countercharges, unsubstantiated accusations and counterclaims, and value-based arguments by all entities involved. Yet, the numbers of studies to substantiate the debate is …
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Working toward the public interest: integrating public and policy
The issue of public involvement in public policy planning is of fundamental importance for professional planners, public policy, and ultimately a problem of democratic governance. However, despite the attention given to this issue in literature and in practice, there is little agreement on the …
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Township redevelopment in Cape Town, South Africa : transitioning from unilaterial decision-making to shared power
… over the reconstruction of their lives." Public involvement -- a range of strategies to involve and engage citizens in decision-making processes -- is one approach local governments are using to engage and share power with citizens. This thesis explores how local governments in Cape Town …
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An assessment of public participation in KwaZulu-Natal legislature in compliance with the constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996.
Since the inception of democracy in South Africa, public participation has become an essential element of democracy. This concept of public participation has become crucial in strengthening democracy as well as in trying to maintain a balance between representative and participatory democracy. The …
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How does participation in the framing, review, and incorporation of scientific information affect stakeholder perspectives on resource management decisions?
… the prevailing practice with regard to public involvement in science-intensive policy disputes. The efficacy of the current system, however, has been widely criticized in terms its methods of public involvement. One shortfall is that, although agencies solicit public input at various …
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Exploration of user involvement and collaboration in a co-design project : a case study
… evidence base of the effectiveness of public involvement in research, however, in the co-design research field, there is a less developed evidence base concerning user involvement aspects. This qualitative case study presents an exploration of the factors that influence the experience …
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Communication Challenges Associated With Voyageurs National Park: A Discourse Analysis
… are valuable because the park mandate requires public involvement in management decisions as part of the public land stewardship but engaging public involvement proved to be complex. After the park was established a rift developed between local community members and those supporting Voyageurs …
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Democratic Administration in the United States Forest Service
Pluralism, the dominant theory in citizen involvement in the United States Forest Service since the 1950s, has prolonged the process of determining the public interest by promoting the use of appeals and lawsuits. The advent of more collaborative public involvement strategies in the past fifteen …
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Democratic Administration in the United States Forest Service
Pluralism, the dominant theory in citizen involvement in the United States Forest Service since the 1950s, has prolonged the process of determining the public interest by promoting the use of appeals and lawsuits. The advent of more collaborative public involvement strategies in the past fifteen …
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Desired Future Conditions of Riparian Areas on Southeastern National Forests
… future conditions (DFCs)) based on substantial public involvement is critical to the success of ecosystem management on public lands. I evaluated DFCs of riparian areas on national forests in the southern Appalachian mountains and evaluated a process for involving the public in development of …
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Environmental and related interest groups in South Africa
… of the groups, and to determine the degree of involvement they offer to the general public. The groups which were identified as comprising the environmental lobby are listed in a detailed form in part 2 of this study. They appear to concentrate largely on the conservation of the natural …
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Framework for an analytical-deliberative process for municipal waste management decision making.
… and communities in decision-making since public acceptance of municipal waste facilities is integral to delivering effective waste strategies. This study explores the potential for adopting an analytical-deliberative process in a UK waste management context. It addresses questions of …
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