Federal agencies have taken steps to include the public in a wide range of environmental decisions. Although some form of public participation is often required

Federal agencies have taken steps to include the public in a wide range of environmental decisions. Although some form of public participation is often required

Public Participation and Better Environmental Decisions is about a specific ‘promise’ that participation holds for environmental decision-making. Many of th

Advocates of public participation believe it improves environmental assessment and decision making; detractors criticize it as ineffective and inefficient. The

Environmental assessment and management involve the production of scientific knowledge and its use in decision-making processes. The result is that within these