Key documents such as the European Water Framework Directive and the US Clean Water
Act state that public and stakeholder participation in water resource management is …

Participation of the public and stakeholders in river basin management is increasingly
promoted because it is expected to improve resource management and enable participants …

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The concept of public involvement use is not well-defined in the literature. Previous research
studies have provided brief accounts of how public involvement may influence health policy …

Public participation is a mainstay of democracy. However, the ways in which it can be
understood inevitably influence the achievement of the goals that preside over any public …

Throughout the wider Caribbean, marine protected areas (MPAs) are rapidly gaining
momentum as a conservation tool, but management performance of existing MPAs is …

Marine protected area (MPA) network planning in California was conducted over the course
of nearly seven years through implementation of the Marine Life Protection Act (MLPA) …

Public participation can benefit from formative evaluation to learn from experience and
recommend improvements to the participation process as it is happening. Q method is a …

Public meetings are often referred to as “rituals” to denote a largely symbolic activity with
little concrete meaning. This essay explores how public meeting rituals may produce very …

This working paper provides a snapshot of what is taking place across the Australian local
government sector in relation to community engagement, and identifies the ongoing …