ROLE OF PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN DENMARK
2004 Volume 2 Pages 59-67
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2004 Volume 2 Pages 59-67
Principle 10 of the Rio Declaration in 1992 states that - Environmental issues are best handled with the participation of all concerned citizens, at the relevant level. However, the role of public participation has not entirely been recognised yet in Japan.
In Denmark, the Danish Board of Technology established by the Danish Parliament has been implementing public participation in decision-making since 1986. We conducted interviews with the DBT and those who took part in the dialogues on environmental issues held by the DBT. This essay examines the role of public participation in environmental decision-making.
