Refining Evaluation Criteria for Public Participation Using Stakeholder Perspectives of Process and Outcomes

Content Provider	Semantic Scholar
Author	Grant, Andrea Curtis, Allan
Copyright Year	2004
Abstract	Public participation in the development and implementation of natural resource management plans has been widely adopted by lead natural resource management agencies. The literature suggests that evaluation of participation initiatives has largely focused on the perspective of proponents, and when it has addressed participant needs, has primarily explored satisfaction with process. This paper reflects on the authors' attempts to evaluate both the process and the outcomes of participation, and to do so by drawing on the perspectives of participants. The approach adopted involved iteratively cycling between the literature and participant perspectives of the purpose, process and outcomes of participation to identify, and test the validity of, a set of criteria to evaluate both processes and outcomes. The intention was to identify an approach that could be used by practitioners to refine the evaluation of public participation in different settings. The specific research setting was the development of the East Gippsland Floodplain Management Strategy.
Starting Page	142
Ending Page	162
Page Count	21
File Format	PDF HTM / HTML
Volume Number	14
Alternate Webpage(s)	https://researchoutput.csu.edu.au/ws/portalfiles/portal/8660870/PID5029.pdf
Alternate Webpage(s)	https://doi.org/10.5172/rsj.351.14.2.142
Language	English
Access Restriction	Open
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article