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ERIC Number: EJ423687
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1990
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ISSN: ISSN-0162-2439
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Citizen Participation and Environmental Risk: A Survey of Institutional Mechanisms.
Fiorino, Daniel J.
Science, Technology, & Human Values, v15 n2 p226-43 Spr 1990
Presented is a survey of five institutional mechanisms for allowing the lay public to influence environmental risk decisions. Discussed are public hearings, initiatives, public surveys, negotiated rule making, and citizens review panels. Defined is the democratic process criteria for assessing these and other participatory mechanisms. (KR)
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, College Science, Environmental Education, Hearings, Higher Education, Public Opinion, Science and Society, Science Education, Surveys, Technology
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Policymakers
Language: English
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Note: Journal availability: See SE 547 389.