Breaking boundaries : innovative practices in environmental communication and public participation / edited by Kathleen P. Hunt, Gregg B. Walker, and Stephen P. Depoe.

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Intro -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Foreword -- Introduction: From Public Participation to Community Engagement-and Beyond -- Recent Developments-and Lessons Learned -- "Breaking Boundaries" as our Central Motif -- Chapter Organization and Cross-Cutting Themes -- References -- Opening Reflections -- 1. Health, the Environment, and Sustainability: Emergent Communication Lessons Across Highly Diverse Public Participation Activities -- Integrating Disciplinary Differences Integrating Disciplinary Differences -- Juxtaposing Diverse Topics for New Insights

Considering How Scale Dependence Shapes Solutions-Focused Strategies -- Acknowledging Differences in Decision-Maker Types, Contexts, and Information Complexity -- Adapting to the Engagement Preferences and Needs of Diverse Partners -- Discussion, Implications, and Next Steps -- References -- Section I. Exploring Dimensions of Participation Within Policy Frameworks -- 2. Listening and Learning: Stakeholder Views of Participation and Communication in Forest Planning -- Public Participation -- Public Participation, and the New Planning Rule, and Two USA National Forests

Listening Sessions-Purposes and Procedures -- Themes and Observations That Emerged from the Listening Sessions -- Conclusion -- References -- 3. Rethinking Public Participation: The Case of Public Land Management in the American West -- Introduction -- Homegrown Innovation: The Case of the Crown of the Continent -- Replicating Innovative Approaches -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- 4. Speaking of Place: Analysis of Place-Based Discourse in Participatory Decision Making -- The Paradox of Place -- Context and Method: Local Considerations of Water Use

Place and People in Public Discussions About Water -- Here -- There -- Here versus There -- Limits of Place -- Modifying Public Practices in Consideration of Place -- Placing Language in the Times -- Notes -- References -- 5. Cultural Discourses of Public Participation: Insights for Democratic Design and Energy System Transformation -- Public Participation in Environmental Governance -- Making Participation More Meaningful to the Public -- Boulder's Energy Future -- Methods -- Analytical Framework -- Analysis -- Attending and Speaking at City Council Meetings -- Email -- Outreach and Education

Working Groups -- Voting -- Discussion -- Cultural Insights for Designing Public Participation -- Practical Application for Community Engagement Innovation -- Implications for Energy System Transition and Energy Democracy -- Conclusion -- References -- 6. The Radical Potential of Public Participation Processes: Using Indecorous Voice and Resistance to Expand the Scope of Public Participation -- Indecorous Voice: Binding Public Participation and Social Movement -- Articulating Public Participation and Social Movements -- Indecorous Voice as the Tie That Binds

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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