Evaluating citizen advisory boards: The importance of theory and participant-based criteria and practical implications

Risk Analysis

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 269-279

  Santos, Susan L ^a,c   Chess, Caron ^b  

^a Ross University School of Medicine   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c FOCUS GROUP   (United States)

Author keywords

Citizen advisory boards; Evaluation; Habermas; Public participation

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; PUBLIC POLICY;

RISK COMMUNICATION;

RISK MANAGEMENT;

COMMUNICATION; DECISION MAKING; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADVISORY COMMITTEE; ARTICLE; EVALUATION; INTERVIEW; PERCEPTION; POLICY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPEECH; THEORY;

EID: 0037395438     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1539-6924.00307     Document Type: Article

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