Environmental Studies Faculty and Staff Publications

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

Spring 2000

Keywords

Public participation, Government agencies, Policy planning

Abstract

Government agencies are under increased pressure to conduct policy planning and decision-making activities in more transparent and inclusive ways. The clear trend is toward broader and more frequent public involvement and collaboration. For example, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service organizes deliberation among stakeholders for endangered species recovery planning (Clark et al. 1994, Clark and Wallace 1998). The Army Corps of Engineers has experimented with a variety of collaborative problem solving and public participation techniques (Creighton et al. 1998). The U.S. Forest Service continues implementation of a variety of approaches to public participation, including “collaborative learning” and adaptive management planning (Gericke et al. 1992, Sarvis 1994, Shindler and Creek 1997). At its nuclear weapons production sites where cleanup is the major issue, the Department of Energy has set up site-specific advisory boards (Bradbury and Branch 1999). Throughout many parts of the federal government, and within state governments as well, involvement of stakeholders and citizens is becoming a priority issue.

Publication Title

Park Science

Volume

20

Issue

1

First Page

25

Last Page

27

Required Publisher's Statement

Park Science is a research and resource management journal of the U.S. National Park Service.

Subjects - Topical (LCSH)

Administrative agencies--United States--Citizen participation; Environmental policy--United States--Citizen participation; Political planning--United States

Subjects - Names (LCNAF)

United States. National Park Service--Citizen participation

Geographic Coverage

United States

Genre/Form

articles

Type

Text

Language

English

Format

application/pdf

Download

Share

COinS