A common thread weaving through the current public participation debate is the need for
new approaches that emphasize two-way interaction between decision makers and the …

The concept of public participation is one of growing interest in the UK and elsewhere, with a
commensurate growth in mechanisms to enable this. The merits of participation, however …

Stakeholder engagement, collaboration, or participation, shared learning or fact-finding,
have become buzz words and hardly any environmental assessment or modelling effort …

Imprecise definition of key terms in the “public participation” domain have hindered the
conduct of good research and militated against the development and implementation of …

The field of science and technology studies (STS) has introduced and developed a
“sociotechnical” perspective that has been taken up by many disciplines and areas of …

Conservationists recognize the need to work beyond protected areas if they are to sustain
viable populations of wildlife. But ambitious plans to extend wildlife corridors beyond …

In this article, we look at the evolving collaborative natural resource management movement
in the United States and discuss current calls to evaluate it. We then explore approaches …

This study empirically assesses the argument that public participation enhances public trust.
A model was constructed to include five intermediate factors that might link participation and …

This article examines some key similarities and differences between two leading
perspectives on public participation: the natural resource management literature and …

The concept of “public participation” is currently one of great interest to researchers and
policy makers. In response to a perceived need for greater public involvement in decision …