Transparency
Aid or obstacle to effective defence of vulnerable environments from reservoir construction? Dam decisions and democracy in North East England
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8361422 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Christine Mcculloch (0000-0002-4033-5062, University of Oxford, corresponding author), Christine S McCulloch |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 24-33 |
| Publication date | 2006-03-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Area (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0004-0894 • E-ISSN: 1475-4762 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1475-4762.2006.00672.x |
| OpenAlex | W2017709062 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 8 |
Public participation in transparent decisionmaking has been proposed as a panacea for environmental protection. Bargaining theory suggests drawbacks to transparency such as hardening of attitudes and intransigence. Yet achievement of consensus on environmental values for integrated water resource management demands public involvement. Historical study of attempts to prevent reservoir construction in upland valleys designated for protection of nature suggests that ‘closed‐door’ bargaining proved more effective for environmentalists than open, public debate. Records now open for analysis of disputes over Teesdale and Farndale, 1950–1970, allow comparisons to be made between behind‐the‐scenes deliberations and ‘open‐door’ public discussion. The ambition of progressing from public participation to devolution of environmental decisionmaking and responsibility to the local scale demands more conceptualization of the process of decisionmaking on water resource development
Authoritarianism · Bureaucracy · Business · Conceptualization · Corporate governance · Democracy · Devolution (biology) · Economics · Environmental governance · Environmental planning · Environmental resource management · Geography · Obstacle · Panacea (medicine) · Political science · Public participation · Resource (disambiguation) · Sociology · Transparency (behavior) · Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management · Hydropower, Displacement, Environmental Impact · Law · Public Administration · Water resources management and optimization
| Citations per year | 0.07 |
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| Citation span | 2011 - 2011 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |