Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents v
3. Illustrations vii
4. Acknowledgments ix
5. Citizens, Institutions, and the Construction of Environmental Policy 1
6. Citizens Involved: Mapping Public Participation and Power in Risk Communication Practices 25
7. A Case of Institutional Power: Public Participation in Decisions About VX Nerve Agent Disposal at the Newport Chemical Depot 43
8. Toward a Participatory Approach to Decision Making: Creating a Space for Public Discourse in Technical Issues 85
9. Participation and Power: Transforming the Possibilities of Public Participation in Environmental Policy Decisions 121
10. Toward a Just and Participatory Environment: Civic Research In/From the Academy 141
11. Heightened National Security and Public Participation 153
12. Public Notice Sample 165
13. Sample of Comments Section from Draft Environmental Impact Statement 167
14. Sample of Comments Section from Final Environmental Impact Statement 171
15. Sample of Comments Section from Idem Notice of Decision 175
16. House Enrolled Act No. 1143 179
17. Questions and Answers About the Newport Chemical Depot 181
18. Notes 183
19. Bibliography 189
20. Index 199