The Law of Public Participation in Global Energy and Resources Development: A New IBA Book
Article from: OGEL 2 (2003), in International Law & Regulations / Law of the Sea
editors George (Rock) Pring, Donald N. Zillman & Alistair R. Lucas
The growth of 'public participation' in natural resources development is one of the most striking phenomena of the last years of the 20th century. This 'participation explosion' - whether called 'public participation', 'citizen involvement', 'stakeholder engagement', 'indigenous peoples' rights', 'local community consultation', 'NGO intervention', 'access to information', 'access to justice', 'Aarhus rights', or any of a number of other names - promises to define and redefine sustainable development in the 21st century. Long-viewed as only a concern of western-style democracies, ...