"Public participation" means involving the general public in the decision-making process, so that people can have a say in issues or decisions that affect them and their communities. It allows citizens to actively contribute their opinions, feedback, and suggestions to influence policies, projects, or laws.
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A final key change advocated in the report aims to
increase public participation in the legislative process, by allowing the public to initiate reform on - line.
The information serves to support environmental awareness, assessment and policy making, and
public participation at a global level.
Federal education law must be written with the understanding that effective execution of the law depends on local education personnel
with public participation and support.
Yet in an age in
which public participation is becoming integral to decision - making, we find that virtually no one wants to make a backyard available.
First, local, state and federal agencies should
enhance public participation in regulatory decision making so that even the disadvantaged can be duly heard.
That is probably less important than letting people use modern communication technology to demonstrate genuine support, and thus to
broaden public participation in a democratic process.
Since this time the projects have expanded to include diverse site - specific artworks that
embrace public participation, temporary art installations, and social media focused public participatory actions.
Issue 12: Written reasons for decision can enhance process certainty and fulfill the objectives
of public participation and transparency.
This leaves Canadians vulnerable to strategic lawsuits
against public participation through the privatization of fundamental civil and political rights in the judicial system.
The Protection of
Public Participation Act went into force on April 11, 2001, and was Canada's first anti-SLAPP-suit law.
Anti-SLAPP Resource Center California Anti-SLAPP Project First Amendment Project: The Anti-SLAPP Resource Center Public Participation Project
Sabrina works with the Save the Mekong network to raise awareness of the impacts of large dams, advocate for
greater public participation in decision - making, and campaign for stronger environmental...
The lack of
meaningful public participation is glaring with no substantial consultations and dialogues that could address the concerns of the stakeholders especially regarding the safety of Golden Rice.
Worked as a Public Information Specialist for five years and
expanded public participation in the NPS cherry blossom interpretive program by 20 % through the implementation of a public relations campaign.
He backs a measure now under consideration here to encourage greater
public participation by requiring large publicly - traded corporations operating in Illinois to disclose their state income tax payments.
Gene Rowe and Lynn Frewer distinguish
public participation from public communication and public consultation by describing it as follows:
I argue that if we take a different approach, like working at the local and regional level and try to
facilitate public participation directly in the discussion, then people are more likely to come together, start talking about climate change, plan, connect, and find common ground.
Fearing unrest and seeking to stem pollution, the national government has expressed interest in
promoting public participation when it comes to environmental damage.
Politicians from the Conservatives, Greens, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Plaid Cymru, SNP and UKIP all sang the praises of the Citizens» Assemblies and called for
more public participation in politics.
As Matt Nisbet puts it, the end goal would be to empower and enable
wider public participation in the issues surrounding climate change — not to mobilize people around a particular legislative issue or policy, but to allow people to feel engaged in making decisions about an issue with profound effects on the future.
Continued assessment of the value of citizen science in other areas of research could help increase overall
public participation as well as identify new frontiers in multiple research fields and improve the interdisciplinary practice of citizen science.
For example, the NEB has much more restrictive rules
regarding public participation than does the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency, and also tends to impose a narrower focus on reviews.
«The court found Mr. Brodsky's challenges to past NRC decisions regarding exemption requests to be «generally without merit,» but the court took issue with the NRC's process and the extent to which that process
involved public participation.
The Lick - Carnegie Survey encourages
public participation through the Systemic and Transitsearch projects, both of which are organized and led by Laughlin.