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Designing a citizen involvement program : a guidebook for involving citizens in the resolution of environmental issues

Creator:: Howell, Robert E., Olsen, Marvin Elliott, and Olsen, Darryll
Abstract:: Designing A Citizen Involvement Program presents a model and supportive materials that can be used to design and implement a program for involving citizens in decision-making that concerns significant environmental issues. These actions might be large-scale construction projects, such as building a dam, an electric power plant, or a nuclear...
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: requirements of federal and state environ- mental legislation, such as the National Environmental Policy Act

The changing roles of environmental interest groups in national policy-making : a marine conservation case study

Creator:: Simler, Brooke S.
Abstract:: Interest groups have participated in the American political system since the signing of the U.S. Constitution. Environmental interest groups, a subsection of the American interest group society, have been especially active in national policies since the proliferation of environmental laws and environmental advocacy in the 1960s and 1970s. When environmental...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Roles of Environmental Interest Groups in National Policy-Making: A Marine Conservation Case Study

Public interest organization activity in environmental decisions : a case study of integrating source separation services into the Corvallis, Oregon, solid waste franchise

Creator:: Barnett, Richard Lee
Abstract:: This study was conducted to observe the manner in which three local public interest organizations participated in a local, environmentallyoriented decision process. The study period began in December, 1978, with the passage of a revised solid waste ordinance (Ord. 78-102) for the City of Corvallis, OR. The main forum for...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: ordinance as a case study of pio influence in an environmental decision process. My direct participation

Policy recommendations of the U.S. Commission on ocean policy : Is public input represented?

Creator:: Hamilton, Jessica S.
Abstract:: This study analyzes public participation in nine regional hearings and six public meetings held by the U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy (USCOP) from September 2001 to April 2003. While several researchers have examined whether certain public involvement methods are considered successful or fair, this study characterizes the participants in a...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Date Created:
Full Text:: ecosystems and management. From a policy perspective, participation by the public in decision-making gives

Understanding Citizen Advisory Boards : A National Census of Tree Boards

Creator:: Greenleaf, Sarah (Sarah Maleno)
Abstract:: Effective management of urban forests is vital to society due to the numerous ecological, economic, and social benefits they provide. In many cities, management efforts are commonly supported by citizen advisory groups, which are often generically referred to as “tree boards” within the urban forestry context. Very little is known...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: is the best predictor of citizen participation in that well-educated individuals are most likely to

An anthropological response to the call for cultural midwives based on three case studies of communities

Creator:: Pickering, Kristin Leigh Morgan
Abstract:: The ecological crisis, recognized by scientists as well as an increasing number of lay people urges a response from a variety of disciplines. The consideration of sustainability requires the help of a variety of disciplines, including anthropology, which can contribute an ability to identify cultural patterns that impede cultural change...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: strongly than any rational argument about environmental policy. My approach explores perceptions and

Procedural justice and public involvement in natural resource decision making

Creator:: Lawrence, Rick L.
Abstract:: This thesis examines the application of findings from the social psychological field of procedural justice to public involvement in natural resource decision making. The methodological approach involves examining the literature of each of the fields and developing a synthesis applicable to public involvement. The review of public involvement literature reveals...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Institutional capacity building through land and water stewardship integration - an analysis of source water protection in Corvallis, Oregon

Creator:: Odom, Olivia
Abstract:: Globally, access to safe, reliable drinking water sources is a major challenge of this generation. Protected sources of drinking water provide communities with a sustainable, vital resource, yet many public water suppliers lack legal authority over their source water protection (SWP) area, especially in surface water systems. Absence of legal...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Env. Health Benton County Environmental Health EPA United States Environmental Protection Agency

Macro Stories: Policy Process Dynamics of Presidential Environmental Ideas

Creator:: Peterson, Holly L.
Abstract:: Public policy narratives and stories are often referenced by the media, politicians, advocacy groups, and across many disciplines in academia. Studies of social and political narratives support the notion narrative matters, but often lack systematic design capable of producing generalizable findings. The Narrative Policy Framework (NPF) has responded to this...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: ………………………………………………….52 3.9 Environmental Narrative Policy Images in Modern State of the Union Addresses…….56 3.10

Conflict over public land management : Oregon's Elk River dispute

Creator:: Tressler, Karen D.
Abstract:: Conflict over the management of public lands has increased markedly in the recent past. Forest Service personnel are responsible for making decisions about land allocations that are controversial and engender debate. This is a case study examining a conflict over the management of the Elk River drainage on the Siskiyou...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: %). Groups and individuals have become involved in environmental battles to impact the policy issues that

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Designing a citizen involvement program : a guidebook for involving citizens in the resolution of environmental issues

The changing roles of environmental interest groups in national policy-making : a marine conservation case study

Public interest organization activity in environmental decisions : a case study of integrating source separation services into the Corvallis, Oregon, solid waste franchise

Policy recommendations of the U.S. Commission on ocean policy : Is public input represented?

Understanding Citizen Advisory Boards : A National Census of Tree Boards

An anthropological response to the call for cultural midwives based on three case studies of communities

Procedural justice and public involvement in natural resource decision making

Institutional capacity building through land and water stewardship integration - an analysis of source water protection in Corvallis, Oregon

Macro Stories: Policy Process Dynamics of Presidential Environmental Ideas

Conflict over public land management : Oregon's Elk River dispute

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