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Policy advice for public participation in British Columbia forest management

Publication: The Forestry Chronicle
September 2007

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This paper explores the current status of public participation in BC forest management with the objective of finding ways to improve it at the policy level. Public participation is discussed in relation to features of deliberative democratic theory and then within the historical context of BC forest management. Recent public complaints concerning inadequate participatory opportunities received at the Forest Practices Board and the move to diminish the extent of public participation in land-use planning is discussed. This paper maintains that effective public participation should be a goal of public forest management and that a corresponding policy should be devised. Key words: public participation, forest management, legitimacy, British Columbia

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Cet article explore l'état actuel de la participation du public en matière d'aménagement forestier en C.-B. dans le but de trouver des moyens de l'améliorer lorsqu'il est question de politiques forestières. La participation du public est discutée en fonction des caractéristiques de la théorie du droit de parole en démocratie et par la suite en fonction du contexte historique de l'aménagement forestier en C.-B. Les récentes plaintes du public au sujet de l'absence d'opportunité de participation reçues par le Forest Practices Board et la tendance à diminuer l'étendue de la participation du public en matière de planification de l'utilisation du territoire sont discutées. Cet article indique que la participation effective du public devrait être un objectif de l'aménagement des forêts publiques et qu'une politique en la matière devrait être élaborée. Mots clés : participation publique, aménagement forestier, légitimité, Colombie-Britannique

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cover image The Forestry Chronicle
The Forestry Chronicle
Volume 83Number 5September 2007
Pages: 672 - 681

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Published online: 21 March 2011

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