Publications: Workshop Proceedings: Community Based Environmental Decision Making

May 9, 2000 NRECA Conference Center, 4301 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA This one-day workshop was cosponsored by US EPA Office of Economy and Environment and National Center for Environmental Research and NSF Decision, Risk, and Management Science Program and explored the issues surrounding "Community Based Environmental Protection." The first session, "Approaches to Valuing the Environment," approached valuation from the viewpoint of both individual and group, or democratic, preferences and implications for current valuation methods. The second session, "Stakeholder Participation and Decision Making," discussed and evaluated approaches to group decision making. The afternoon concluded with "Cooperation in Environmental Decision Making," which examined the effectiveness of voluntary versus command and control regulations in communities. Contact Person: Nicole Owens (owens.nicole@epa.gov) or Julie Hewitt (hewitt.julie@epa.gov) Proceedings   One Day Workshop   1. Registration 8:00 - 8:30   2. Introduction 8:30 - 8:45 Presenter: To Be Determined   3. Approaches to Valuing the Environment Session Moderator Charles Griffiths US EPA Office of Economy and Environment 8:45 - 9:15 Environmental Values and Adaptive Management Presenter: Bryan Norton, Georgia Institute of Technology 9:15 - 9:45 The Distinction Between Value and Benefit Presenter: Mark Sagoff, University of Maryland 9:45 - 10:00 Policy Discussant Presenter: Julie Hewitt, US EPA Office of Economy and Environment 10:00 - 10:15 Policy Discussant Presenter: Rachelle Hollander, NSF Decision, Risk, and Management Science Program 10:15 - 10:45 General Discussion and Q&A   4. Break 10:45 - 11:00   5. Stakeholder Participation and Decision Making Session Moderator Matthew Clark US EPA National Center for Environmental Research 11:00 - 11:30 Structured Decision Processes for Environmental Management Decisions: Linking Consultation and Analysis Presenter: Robin Gregory, Decision Research 11:30 - 12:00 Motives and Justifications for Participation by Local Governmental Officials in Collaborative Environmental Decision Making Presenter: Thomas Webler   6. Lunch 12:00 - 1:15   7. Stakeholder Participation and Decision Making Continued 1:15 - 1:30 Policy Discussant Presenter: Claudia Walters, US EPA Office of Science Policy 1:30 - 1:45 Policy Discussant Presenter: Tom Beierle, Resources for the Future 1:45 - 2:15 General Discussion and Q&A   8. Break 2:15 - 2:30   9. Cooperation in Environmental Decision Making Session Moderator To Be Determined 2:30 - 3:00 Methodological Issues in Studying Watershed Partnerships Presenter: Paul Sabatier, University of California, Davis 3:00 - 3:30 Attitudinal Support for Collective Action: Do Institutions Matter? Presenter: Mark Lubell, State University of New York, Stony Brook 3:30 - 4:00 The Limits of Civic Environmentalism Presenter: Troy Abel, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville 4:00 - 4:15 Policy Discussant Presenter: Gerald Filbin, US EPA Office of Policy, Economics, and Innovation 4:15 - 4:30 Policy Discussant Presenter: Bruce Tonn, University of Tennessee 4:30 - 5:00 General Discussion and Q&A

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