Participation and Power () von W. Michele Simmons

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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

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