Fairness and Competence in Citizen Participation Evaluating Models for Environmental Discourse

Ortwin Renn Thomas Wehler Peter Wiedemann In late July of 1992 the small and remote mountain resort of Morschach in the Swiss Alps became a lively place of discussion, debate, and discourse. Over a three-day period twenty-two analysts and practitioners of public participation from the United States...

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Other Authors: Renn, Ortwin (Editor), Webler, Thomas (Editor), Wiedemann, Peter (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 1995, 1995
Edition:1st ed. 1995
Series:Risk, Governance and Society
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • 1. A Need for Discourse on Citizen Participation: Objectives and Structure of the Book
  • 2. A Brief Primer on Participation: Philosophy and Practice
  • 3. “ Right “ Discourse in Citizen Participation: An Evaluative Yardstick
  • 4. The Redemption of Citizen Advisory Committees: A Perspective from Critical Theory
  • 5. Citizens’ Advisory Committee as a Model for Public Participation: A Multiple-Criteria Evaluation
  • 6. Planning Cells: A Gate to “Fractal” Mediation
  • 7. Review of “Planning Cells: ” Problems of Legitimation
  • 8. Citizens Juries: One Solution for Difficult Environmental Questions
  • 9. The Citizens’ Jury Model of Public Participation: A Critical Evaluation
  • 10. The Varresbecker Bach Participatory Process: The Model of Citizen Initiatives
  • 11. The Varresbecker Bach Participatory Process: An Evaluation
  • 12. Regulatory Negotiation as a Form of Public Participation
  • 13. Regulatory Negotiation as Citizen Participation: A Critique
  • 14. Mediation
  • 15. Environmental Mediation: Insights into the Microcosm and Outlooks for Political Implications
  • 16. Voluntary Siting of Noxious Facilities: The Role of Compensation
  • 17. Voluntary Siting of Noxious Facilities: Additional Thoughts and Empirical Evidence
  • 18. Direct Participation in Macro-Issues: A Multiple Group Approach. An Analysis and Critique of the Dutch National Debate on Energy Policy, Fairness, Competence, and Beyond
  • 19. The Dutch Study Groups Revisited
  • 20. The Pursuit of Fair and Competent Citizen Participation
  • Appendix Biographies of Authors