Public participation in sustainability science : a handbook

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Title:

Public participation in sustainability science : a handbook

Author:

Kasemir, Bernd.

ISBN:

9780521818186

9780521521444

Publication Information:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2003.

Physical Description:

xxix, 280 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Contents:

Part I. Concepts and Insights -- 1. Citizenship participation in sustainability assessments -- 2. Contexts of citizen participation -- 3. Models as metaphors -- 4. Collage processes and citizens' visions for the future -- 5. Citizen interaction with computer models -- 6. Citizens' reports on climate strategies -- Part III. Further Forms of Participation -- 7. Venture capital and climate policy -- 8. COOL : exploring options for CO2 reduction in a participatory mode -- 9. Expert stakeholder participation in the Thames region -- 10. On the art of scenario development -- Part IV. Future Perspectives -- 11. From projects to program in integrated assessment research -- 12. Citizen participation and developing country agendas -- 13. Linking the citizen to governance for sustainable climate futures.

Subject Term:

Environmental policy -- Citizen participation.

Sustainable development -- Citizen participation.

Economic development -- Environmental aspects -- Citizen participation.

Added Author:

Kasemir, Bernd.

Electronic Access:

Sample text http://www.loc.gov/catdir/samples/cam034/2003273139.html
Publisher description http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/cam032/2003273139.html
Table of contents http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/cam032/2003273139.html

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Summary

This book discusses how citizens can participate more effectively in sustainability science and environmental policy debates. It discusses designs for participatory procedures, and experiences of their application to issues of global change. While the focus is on citizen participation, the involvement of specific stakeholders - including water managers and venture capitalists - is also addressed. The book describes how focus group methods were combined with the interactive use of computer models into new forms of participation, tested with six hundred citizens. The results are discussed in relation to other important topics, including greenhouse gas and water management. By combining this with an examination of issues of interactive governance and developing country participation, the book provides state-of-the-art, practical insights for students, researchers and policy makers alike.