Public Participation and Environmental Policy: What Factors Shape State Agency's Public Participation Provisions?

Dorothy M. Daley

Review of Policy Research, 2008, vol. 25, issue 1, 21-35

Abstract: Public participation is becoming increasingly common in environmental decision making. While researchers have focused on understanding why individuals get involved and the impact of their engagement, less is known about the forces that shape agency and legislative decision making regarding participation. This paper uses multinomial logistic regression to explore the determinants of public participation provisions in state hazardous waste programs over time. The results suggest that states with more liberal citizenry, higher levels of manufacturing, and urban areas are more likely to formalize the participation provisions in their hazardous waste programs. Comparatively, states with fewer Democratic representatives are more likely to informally engage in public participation procedures in their states programs.

Date: 2008
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