dc.contributor.author |
Bull, R. |
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dc.contributor.author |
Petts, J. |
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dc.contributor.author |
Evans, J. |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2012-04-12T10:56:06Z |
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dc.date.available |
2012-04-12T10:56:06Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2008-09 |
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dc.identifier.citation |
Bull, R., Petts, J. and Evans, J. (2008) Social learning from public engagement: dreaming the impossible?. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, 51 (5), pp. 701-716. |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/2086/5924 |
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dc.description.abstract |
Learning that transcends participation processes is critical if public engagement is to
translate into a legacy of enhanced environmental citizenship. However, a lack of
empirical evidence has limited discussion to date to largely ‘aspirational’ claims. This
paper offers the first rigorous examination of whether public participation does generate
beyond-process social learning. Initially we review the literature on public participation
and environmental citizenship to identify the key dimensions of social learning. We then
re-visit a well-worked case study of an innovative public engagement process on the
Hampshire waste strategy from the 1990s. Approximately one third of the original
participants have been interviewed to identify whether and how the experience had a
lasting effect on them. Key methodological difficulties are discussed, not least the
analytical difficulties of attributing learning to a process that happened ten years
previously. However, we argue that there is evidence that both instrumental and
communicative learning have taken place, and conclude by identifying key areas that
require further research. |
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dc.language.iso |
en |
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dc.publisher |
Taylor and Francis |
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dc.subject |
social learning |
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dc.subject |
environmental citizenship |
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dc.subject |
public engagement |
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dc.subject |
waste management |
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dc.title |
Social learning from public engagement: dreaming the impossible? |
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dc.type |
Article |
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dc.identifier.doi |
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09640560802208140 |
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dc.researchgroup |
Institute of Energy and Sustainable Development |
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dc.peerreviewed |
Yes |
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dc.ref2014.selected |
1368778962_0810680204548_16_3 |
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