Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Event Date
6-6-2007
Description
Presenter: Mark Squillace, Director, Natural Resources Law Center, University of Colorado Law School
22 slides
Moderator
Michael Gheleta
Citation Information
Squillace, Mark, "SLIDES: Meaningful Engagement: The Public's Role in Resource Decisions" (2007). The Future of Natural Resources Law and Policy (Summer Conference, June 6-8).
https://scholar.law.colorado.edu/future-of-natural-resources-law-and-policy/11
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Comments
The Natural Resources Law Center's 25th Anniversary Conference and Natural Resources Law Teachers 14th Biennial Institute provided an opportunity for some of the best natural resources lawyers to discuss future trends in the field. The conference focused on the larger, cross-cutting issues affecting natural resources policy. Initial discussions concerned the declining role of scientific resource management due to the increased inclusion of economic-cost benefit analysis and public participation in the decision-making process. The effectiveness of this approach was questioned particularly in the case of non-market goods such as the polar bear. Other participants promoted the importance of public participation and explained how meaningful engagement between an agency and the public can lead to superior decisions.
The conference has also provided the Natural Resources Law Center with the opportunity to sponsor a new book titled The Evolution of Natural Resources Law and Policy. The book will be edited by former NRLC Director Larry MacDonnell and former Associate Director, Sarah Van De Wetering (Bates).