MEASURING PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT: POLICY OPTIONS FOR CALIFORNIA AND NORTH CAROLINA
Abstract
NOAA manages the coastal zone in the United States under the Coastal Zone
Management Act (CZMA). One of the goals of the act is to provide opportunities for
the public
to participate in the coastal zone management (CZM) process. I have developed a set
of
indicators of public participation by reviewing how government agencies solicit and
implement
public views in the states of California and North Carolina. Indicators – measures
of success –
are used by government agencies to show their progress towards policy goals, to simplify
information, and to improve communication between government officials and the public.
A
public participation indicator will help states determine how well they are implementing
the
CZMA, enable states to compare participation levels over time, and allow comparisons
between
states. Indicators of public participation, however, should include a measure of the
effectiveness
of the participation, of how representative the views of those who participate are
of the entire
public, and of the influence that the public has on final policy outcomes. If NOAA
develops a
national system of indicators and performance measures, they should include an indicator
of
public participation in coastal zone management decisions.
Type
Master's projectSubject
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA)
Public Participation
Policy
North Carolina
California
Coastal Zone Management (CZM)
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Fullenkamp, Lindsay A. (2003). MEASURING PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT: POLICY OPTIONS FOR CALIFORNIA
AND NORTH CAROLINA. Master's project, Duke University. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10161/259.Collections
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