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A civic republican perspective on the National Environmental Policy Act ' s process for citizen participation

Autor
Poisner J.
Título de serie
Environmental Law | Vol. 26(1); 53 - 94; 42 p.
Fecha
1996
Fuente
IUCN (ID: ANA-058050)
Editor | Lugar de publicación
Northwestern School of Law of Lewis and Clark College | Portland, OR, USA
Idioma
Inglés
País/Territorio
Estados Unidos de América
Materia
Medio ambiente gen.
Palabra clave
Participación pública
Resumen

After discussing the public participation provisions of thee National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), the author develops criteria for evaluating citizen participation and applies those criteria to NEPA. The Article concludes by suggesting a possible reform to make citizen participation nearer the civic republican ideal, the establishment of citizen lay juries with substantive authority over the NEPA process