Overview

This book takes a first-hand look at a case of public participation in environmental policy.

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Author:   W. Michele Simmons
Publisher:   State University of New York Press
Imprint:   State University of New York Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.299kg
ISBN:  

9780791469965

ISBN 10:   0791469964
Pages:   214
Publication Date:   03 January 2008
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Figures and Tables Acknowledgments 1. Citizens, Institutions, and the Construction of Environmental Policy 2. Citizens Involved: Mapping Public Participation and Power in Risk Communication Practices 3. A Case of Institutional Power: Public Participation Decisions about VX Nerve Agent Disposal at the Newport Chemical Depot 4. Toward a Participatory Approach to Decision Making: Creating a Space for Public Discourse in Technical Issues 5. Participation and Power: Transforming the Possibilities of Public Participation in Environmental Policy Decisions 6. Toward a Just and Participatory Environment: Civic Research in/from the Academy Epilogue: Heightened National Security and Public Participation Appendix A: Public Notice Sample Appendix B: Sample of Comments Section from Draft Environmental Impact Statement Appendix C: Sample of Comments Section from Final Environmental Impact Statement Appendix D: Sample of Comments Section from IDEM Notice of Decision Appendix E: House Enrolled Act No. 1143 Appendix F: Questions and Answers about the Newport Chemical Depot Notes Bibliography Index

Reviews

Simmons forges a strong claim for the greater value and potential of meaningful dialogue in risk communication. - Bill Karis, coeditor of Technical Communication, Deliberative Rhetoric, and Environmental Discourse: Connections and Directions Not only is the problem of risk communication relevant, but the use of both rhetorical and technical communication theory makes the approach to the problems in risk communication seem solvable. Further, the question of actual public participation in risk communication should be of interest to scholars and practitioners beyond the immediate field of technical and scientific communication. - Robert R. Johnson, author of User-Centered Technology: A Rhetorical Theory for Computers and Other Mundane Artifacts

Author Information

W. Michele Simmons is Assistant Professor of English at Miami University in Ohio.

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