Citizen involvement in waste management: An application of the STOPER model via an informed consensus approach

Journal Article · Fri Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1999 · Environmental Management

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/s002679900169· OSTI ID:318613

Connick, P de; Seguin, M ^[1]; Chornet, E; Laramee, L; Twizeyemariya, A; Abatzoglou, N; Racine, L ^[2]

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1. Univ. de Montreal, Quebec (Canada). Dept. de Sociologie
2. Univ. de Sherbrooke, Quebec (Canada). Faculte des Sciences Appliquees

Waste management planning and implementation is not only a technological issue, but a social and political one as well. In this paper, the authors discuss a proposal to rethink certain aspects about waste management planning and implementation. Specifically, they present a framework whereby the ordinary citizen can proactively and constructively participate in the decision-making process. After briefly discussing the STOPER research team and certain limits inherent in current waste-management practices, the authors propose a mode of consultation known as the informed consensus approach. They assert that this approach incorporates social perceptions of key intervenors such as experts, decision makers, interest groups, and ordinary citizens and that this can enrich the decision-making process concerning complex environmental issues such as waste management. The authors focus their presentation on the results of the application of an informed consensus approach to waste management strategies in the municipality of Sherbrooke (Quebec, Canada).

• OSTI ID: 318613
• Journal Information: Environmental Management, Journal Name: Environmental Management Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 23; ISSN EMNGDC; ISSN 0364-152X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
DECISION MAKING
MUNICIPAL WASTES
PLANNING
POLITICAL ASPECTS
PUBLIC OPINION
S CODES
WASTE MANAGEMENT