Abstract
Public opposition to the siting of waste facilities has been partly explained by a failure to directly involve communities in fundamental policy decisions about waste management. Public participation at the local level is primarily reactive, based upon the premise of consultation on preferred strategies rather than direct involvement in their derivation. This paper presents the findings of a study into the effectiveness of a more proactive community involvement programme adopted by one English county council. The paper suggests some opportunities and barriers to public involvement in waste management strategy development and the potential effectiveness of consensus-building approaches.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 519-536 |
| Number of pages | 18 |
| Journal | Journal of Environmental Planning and Management |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Dec 1995 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Geography, Planning and Development
- Water Science and Technology
- General Environmental Science
- Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes
- Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
