A CASE STUDY IN PARTICIPATORY ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS ASSESSMENT WITH THE USE OF MULTIMEDIA MATERIALS AND QUANTITATIVE LCA

P. Sinclair (), S. Cowell, R. Löfstedt and R. Clift
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P. Sinclair: Centre for Environmental Strategy, University of Surrey, Guildford GU2 7XH, United Kingdom
S. Cowell: Centre for Environmental Strategy, University of Surrey, Guildford GU2 7XH, United Kingdom
R. Löfstedt: Centre for Environmental Strategy, University of Surrey, Guildford GU2 7XH, United Kingdom
R. Clift: Centre for Environmental Strategy, University of Surrey, Guildford GU2 7XH, United Kingdom

Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management (JEAPM), 2007, vol. 09, issue 04, 399-421

Abstract: While participation in environmental decision-making is widely recognised and valued in democratic countries as beneficial, its format and scope have not always been the source of agreement. The use of environmental systems assessment (ESA) offers the opportunity for structuring knowledge and decision-making systematically and appropriately to decision makers' concerns, to enable lay publics to participate in development of policy and implementation in public sector initiatives. In order to perform participatory ESA, effective means of involving lay people are required. This paper describes the development and testing of an innovative interactive multimedia package (WOMBLE), written for non-experts to enable them to use the expert tool WISARD, a quantitative life cycle assessment package, to enable involvement in developing and assessing options for management of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW). It was shown that this combination of tools can reduce the time needed to achieve effective communication, learning and active engagement.

Keywords: Waste; participation; life cycle assessment; multimedia; decision-making (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2007
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