Effective Public Participation and Information Disclosure in the EIA Process-the U.S. (California) Perspective

摘要：

The importance of public participation in environmental decision-making is gaining internationalprominence as a result of growing recognition that it is fundamental to moving toward sustainabledevelopment. Public participation in government decisions now applies not only to individual projects but broader programs, policies, and regulations.However, what does it mean to have effective public participation in the EIA process? EIA almost universally requires public participation and information disclosure at some level but implementation can vary because public participation means different things to different people. Before beginning to answerthe question of what is effective public participation, it is important to step back andbriefly examine why it is necessary and what benefits it serves.

关键词： EIA Information Disclosure Effective Public Participation

作者: Margret J.Kim

作者单位: Public Adviser California Energy Commission 1516 9th Street,MS 12 Sacramento,CA 95814

会议类型: 国内会议

会议名称: 第一届环境影响评价国际论坛

会议地点: 海南博鳌

会议语种:英文

页码: 624-629

在线出版日期: 2004-12-13（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）