Desmond M. Connor
Public Participation in Canada:
Development, Current Status and Trends
Questionnaire
- How would you describe the current status of public participation in planning and decision-making in your province?
- Is this different when you look at corporations and the private sector versus the public sector--municipal, provincial, federal? If so, how?
- What is the situation now re such fields as health, education, waste management, transportation, energy, mining, forestry, etc.?
- What trends do you see in each of the above--province-wide, private versus public sector, by industry? Does public participation seem to be increasing, staying the same or declining in each?
- Are any particular techniques, e.g., public meetings, open houses, advisory committees, etc. becoming more or less popular?
- Are there pressures for increased economy and efficiency in public participation?
- Are stakeholders becoming more important to proponents than the general public?
- What is the relationship between public participation and Alternative Dispute Resolution/Mediation/Round Table processes? e.g., Convergence? Two solitudes? Competition/conflict?
- Are more government agencies and engineering/environmental planning firms hiring their own in-house public participation people? How are independent public participation firms doing?
- Is there more public participation in policy and program development or is it still mostly focused on projects?
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DESMOND M. CONNOR
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