public participation in rural communities: the challenge for improving environmental decisions
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Presentation from the 2014 Rural Sociological Society conference in New Orleans, LA.TRANSCRIPT
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Public Participation in Rural Communities: The Challenge for Improving
Environmental Decisions
Heather Arata
PhD Candidate, UC Berkeley
City and Regional Planning
Rural Sociology Society, 2014
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Agenda
• Public Participation
• Kettleman City
• Challenges
• Preliminary Findings
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Why rural areas?
Why public participation?
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Public Participation
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Case Study: Kettleman City
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Timeline
1929- Standard Oil 1969- NEPA 1970- CEQA 1977- Waste Management 1984- Cerrell Report 1988- Incinerator Planned 1991- Incinerator Lawsuit 2008- Expansion Applied 2008- Greenaction Health Study 2013- Expansion Approved
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Challenges
• Unincorporated • Language/education/information • Spatial • Multiple simultaneous meetings
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Other Challenges
• Limited definitions
• Enforcement
• The exclusion of difference from the process
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Preliminary Findings
• Availability
• Accessibility
• Accountability
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Conclusion
• Different barriers in different places
• Structural and individual challenges
• Challenges are exacerbated in rural areas
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Questions?