10-06-2006, 03:59 AM
hey kent totally agree with you in your description of the process.
I have a graduate degree from the University in Environmental Rhetoric and Communication.....What you are describing is what theorists describe as a DECIDE, ANNOUNCE, and DEFEND approach to public decision making. I guess they are saying now with the new process, it is somewhat possible for public input to be incorporated into the actual decision making process rather than a facade of incorporating public input. We'll just have to see next time. Yes, of course, as a critical academic, I'm somewhat skeptical still. Not only does this apply to wildlife.....which I may sometime study the process in Utah and write a dissertation, but it has been relevant to a number of environmental decisions regarding matters such as hazardous waste disposal facilities, etc.
I have a graduate degree from the University in Environmental Rhetoric and Communication.....What you are describing is what theorists describe as a DECIDE, ANNOUNCE, and DEFEND approach to public decision making. I guess they are saying now with the new process, it is somewhat possible for public input to be incorporated into the actual decision making process rather than a facade of incorporating public input. We'll just have to see next time. Yes, of course, as a critical academic, I'm somewhat skeptical still. Not only does this apply to wildlife.....which I may sometime study the process in Utah and write a dissertation, but it has been relevant to a number of environmental decisions regarding matters such as hazardous waste disposal facilities, etc.