Democracy in Practice: Public Participation in Environmental Decisions.

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Thomas C. Beierle and Jerry Crayford. Washington, D.C.: Resources for the Future, 2002. (800) 537-5487 (U.S. and Canada orders), (410) 516-6965 (Outside the U.S. and Canada). 160 pp. $50.00 Hardbound. $18.95 Softbound.

In Democracy in Practice: Public Participation lo Environmental Decisions, Thomas C. Beierle and Jerry Crayford examine thirty years of public participation in environmental decisionmaking and conclude that public participation has improved environmental policy and been an important factor in education and resolving the conflicts that surround environmental issues. Among the topics discussed are the social goals of public participation, the process of public participation, the implementation of policy and decisions following public participation, and designing a public participation...