Public Participation in Environmental Planning in the Great Lakes Region

摘要: The need for greater public involvement in environmental decision-making has been highlighted recent high-profile research reports and emphasized by leaders at all levels of government. In some cases, agencies have opened the door to participation their programs. However, there is relatively little information on what can be gained from makes programs work while others fail. This paper addresses these questions through an evaluation planning efforts Great Lakes region. success measured using five criteria: educating participants, improving substantive quality decisions, incorporating values into decision-making, reducing conflict, building trust. then discusses relationship between a number contextual procedural attributes variety cases. Data come "case survey," which authors systematically extract previously published studies 30 individual conclude that accomplish important societal goals depends, large part, actions commitment government agencies.