The Public Participation Handbook

by James L. Creighton (Palo Alto, California)

• ISBN13: 9780787973070
• ISBN10: 0787973076
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-03-01
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass

Summary

Internationally renowned facilitator and public participation consultant James L. Creighton offers a practical guide to designing and facilitating public participation of the public in environmental and public policy decision making. Written for government officials, public and community leaders, and professional facilitators, The Public Participation Handbook is a toolkit for designing a participation process, selecting techniques to encourage participation, facilitating successful public meetings, working with the media, and evaluating the program. The book is also filled with practical advice, checklists, worksheets, and illustrative examples.

Author Biography

James L. Creighton is president of Creighton & Creighton, Inc., in Los Gatos, California, at www.publicparticipation.com. He has been an independent consultant in the public participation field since 1972 and has designed or conducted more than three hundred public participation programs. He is the founding president of the International Association for Public Participation (IAP2), an international organization of professionals and people interested in the public participation field.

Table of Contents

Tables, Figures, Exhibits, and Worksheets.

Preface.

The Author.

Introduction.

PART ONE: OVERVIEW OF PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.

1. Defining What Public Participation Is (and Is Not).

2. The Rationale for Public Participation.

PART TWO: DESIGNING A PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PROGRAM.

3. Decision Analysis.

4. Process Planning.

5. Implementation Planning.

PART THREE: PUBLIC PARTICIPATION TOOL KIT.

6. Techniques for Getting Information to the Public.

7. Techniques for Getting Information from the Public.

PART FOUR: PUBLIC MEETING TOOLS.

8. Designing Public Meetings.

9. Developing Interactive Meetings.

10. Facilitating Public Meetings.

11. Determining Meeting Logistics.

PART FIVE: GENERAL-PURPOSE TOOLS.

12. Working with Advisory Groups.

13. Conducting Interviews.

14. Working with the Media.

15. Analyzing Public Comment.

16. Evaluating Public Participation.

17. Using Public Participation Consultants.

PART SIX: PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN ACTION.

18. Public Participation Cases.

Conclusion.

An Example: Sunny Glen Landfill Siting Public Participation Plan.

Index.