The use of public advisory committees in environmental planning : a case analysis / Jennifer S. Dockstator. : En107-3/64-1991E-PDF

"The use of public advisory committees (PACs) as a method of involving the public in environmental planning processes, although not new, is still in the experimental stages. Proponents and consultants are trying various formats and levels of public involvement in decision-making and, to date, very little research has been done to examine current practice. This paper is intended to begin this review process. Three examples of environmental planning processes using PACs are studied: the Metropolitan Toronto Remedial Action Plan process, the Metropolitan Toronto Solid Waste Environmental Assessment Plan process, and the Ontario Hydro Big Chute Generating Station Redevelopment project. The purpose of this paper is to understand each PAC’s organization, structure, process, and context and to identify the strengths and weaknesses within each of these categories. The major conclusions of this paper include a discussion of the roles of the facilitator, decision-makers, and stakeholders and of the start-up phase of a PAC as crucial to creating, operating, and maintaining a PAC and to using PACs in a manner which is beneficial for all involved. It is hoped that the principles and conclusions presented in this paper may be applied in future practice to improve the use of PACs as a method of involving the public in environmental planning processes"--Abstract.

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