Communication and Public Participation in Environmental Decision Making (Suny Series in Communication Studies)
Contributors: Stephen P. Depoe (Editor); John W. Delicath (Editor); Marie-france Aepli Elsenbeer (Editor)
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Published: June 23, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 312
ISBN-13: 9780791460238
Subjects: Communication Studies; Environmentalist thought & ideology; Public Policy - Environmental Policy; Environmental policy; Decision making; Public Speaking; Political Science; Language Arts / Linguistics / Literacy; Politics/International Relations; Environmentalism; Environmental Science; Public Policy - General; Citizen participation; Nature; Environmental Conservation & Protection - General
Description: "The contributors to this volume explore the communication practices of various stakeholders - interested citizens, grassroots and public interest groups, industry representatives, scientists and technical experts, government agencies, federal regulators - engaged in a variety of environmental decision-making contexts in the U.S. and elsewhere. Included are case studies that analyze individuals and organizations participating both within institutional mechanisms and through alternative forms of environmental advocacy. These studies reveal that public participation in environmental decision making is both shaped by and, in many cases, constrained by the ways in which environmental issues, problems, and solutions are defined or framed through the strategic communication practices of the participants."--BOOK JACKET.