Publications on Public Participation: Social and Environmental Research Institute (SERI)

Theory

Webler, T. and Tuler, S. 2002. Unlocking the Puzzle of Public Participation. Bulletin of Science, Technology, & Society 22(3):179-189. (Abstract)

Webler, T. and Tuler, S. 2000. Fairness and Competence in Citizen Participation: Reflections from a Case Study. Administration and Society 32(5):56-595. (Abstract)

Tuler, S. 2000. Forms of talk in policy dialogue: Distinguishing between adversarial and collaborative discourse. Journal of Risk Research 3(1):1-17. (Abstract)

Policy

Danielson, S., S.L. Santos, T. Webler, and S.P. Tuler. forthcoming. Building and Breaking a Bridge of Trust in a Superfund Site Remediation. International Journal of Global Environmental Issues. (PDF Available)

Tuler, S. 2007. Institutional preferences for justice, avoiding harm, and expertise in public health policy making about the health consequences of iodine-131 nuclear weapons testing fallout. In S. Quigley, A. Lowman, S. Wing (eds.) Ethics of research on health impacts of nuclear weapons activities in the United States. Report from the Collaborative Initiative for Research Ethics and Environmental Health (CIREEH). Syracuse, NY: Syracuse University.

Tuler, S., Webler, and Kay, R., 2007. Defining and selecting objectives and performance metrics for oil spill response assessment: A process design integrating analysis and deliberation. SERI Report 07-002. Technical report submitted to the Coastal Response Research Center, NOAA Grant # NA04NOS4190063. Project Number: 05-983. Greenfield, MA: Social and Environmental Research Institute, Inc. (PDF Available)

Tuler, S. and Webler, T. 2000. Public participation: Relevance and application in the National Park Service. Park Science 20(1):24-26, 47. (PDF Available)

Webler, T. and Tuler, S. 1999. Integrating Technical Analysis with Deliberation in Regional Watershed Management Planning: Applying the National Research Council Approach. Policy Studies Journal 27(3):530-543. (Abstract)

Tuler, S. and Webler, T. 1999. Designing an analytic deliberative process for environmental health policy making in the US nuclear weapons complex. RISK: Health, Safety, and Environment 10(1):65-87.

Webler, T. and Tuler, S. 1997. Valuing diversity. Whole Terrain 6:59-65.

Evaluation

Webler, T., Danielson, S., and Tuler, S. 2007. Guidance on the use of Q method for evaluation of public involvement programs at contaminated sites. SERI Report 07-001. Greenfield, MA: Social and Environmental Research Institute. (PDF available)

Santos, S., Danielson, S., and Chess, C. 2007. Guidance on the use of Q method for evaluation of public involvement programs at contaminated sites. SERI Report 07-002. Greenfield, MA: Social and Environmental Research Institute. (PDF available)

Tuler, S. and Webler, T. 1995. Process Evaluation for Discursive Decision Making in Environmental and Risk Policy. Human Ecology Review 2(1):62-71.

Case Studies

Webler, T., and S. P. Tuler 2006. Four perspectives on public participation process in environmental assessment and decision making: combined results from 10 case studies. Policy Studies Journal 34(4): 699-722. (Abstract)

Tuler, S. and Webler, T. 2006. Competing perspectives on a process for making remediation and stewardship decisions at the Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site, Research in Social Problems and Public Policy 13:49-77.

Tuler, S., Webler, T., and Finson, R. 2005. Competing perspectives on public involvement: Planning for risk characterization and risk communication about radiological contamination from a national laboratory, Health, Risk, and Society 7(3):247-266.

Webler T, Tuler S, Tanguay J. 2004. Competing perspectives on public participation in National Park Service Planning: The Boston Harbor Islands National Park Area, Journal of Park and Recreation Administration 22(3). Available on web at: http://www.sagamorepub.com/ebooks/jprabackissues/jpra223555/

Tuler, S., and Webler, T. 2003. Perspectives on Public Participation in Forest Management Planning, Case Study: Forest Management in the Greater Flagstaff, Arizona Region. SERI Report 03-005. Greenfield, MA: Social and Environmental Research Institute. (PDF available)

Tuler, S., Webler, T., and Tanguay, J. 2003. Perspectives on Public Participation at a Department of Energy Nuclear Weapons Facility, Case Study: Addressing Public Health Risks from Radiological Contamination Released by the Fernald Nuclear Weapons Facility (Ohio). SERI Report 03-003. Greenfield, MA: Social and Environmental Research Institute. (PDF available)

Tuler, S., Webler, T., Tanguay, J., and Finson, R. 2003. Perspectives on Public Participation in Forest Management Planning, Case Study: Forest Management in the Applegate Watershed. SERI Report 03-002. Greenfield, MA: Social and Environmental Research Institute. (PDF available)

Tuler, S., Webler, T., Shockey, I., and Stern, P. C., 2002. Factors influencing the participation of local governmental officials in the National Estuary Program. Coastal Management 30(1):101-120. (Abstract)

Webler, T. and Tuler, S. 2001. Public Participation in Watershed Management Planning: Views on Process from People in the Field. Human Ecology Review 8(2):29-39. (PDF available)

Webler, T., Tuler, S., and Krueger, R. 2001. What is a good public participation process? Five perspectives from the public. Environmental Management 27(3):435-450. (Abstract)

Webler, T, Shockey, I, & Tuler, S. 2000. Why do (or don’t) local government officials participate in watershed planning efforts? Coastlines 10.2 (April): 10-11.

Tuler, S. and Webler, T. 1999. Voices from the forest: What participants expect of a public participation process. Society and Natural Resources 12:437-453. (Abstract)

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All material © SERI unless otherwise noted.			Theory Webler, T. and Tuler, S. 2002. Unlocking the Puzzle of Public Participation. Bulletin of Science, Technology, & Society 22(3):179-189. (Abstract) Webler, T. and Tuler, S. 2000. Fairness and Competence in Citizen Participation: Reflections from a Case Study. Administration and Society 32(5):56-595. (Abstract) Tuler, S. 2000. Forms of talk in policy dialogue: Distinguishing between adversarial and collaborative discourse. Journal of Risk Research 3(1):1-17. (Abstract) Policy Danielson, S., S.L. Santos, T. Webler, and S.P. Tuler. forthcoming. Building and Breaking a Bridge of Trust in a Superfund Site Remediation. International Journal of Global Environmental Issues. (PDF Available) Tuler, S. 2007. Institutional preferences for justice, avoiding harm, and expertise in public health policy making about the health consequences of iodine-131 nuclear weapons testing fallout. In S. Quigley, A. Lowman, S. Wing (eds.) Ethics of research on health impacts of nuclear weapons activities in the United States. Report from the Collaborative Initiative for Research Ethics and Environmental Health (CIREEH). Syracuse, NY: Syracuse University. Tuler, S., Webler, and Kay, R., 2007. Defining and selecting objectives and performance metrics for oil spill response assessment: A process design integrating analysis and deliberation. SERI Report 07-002. Technical report submitted to the Coastal Response Research Center, NOAA Grant # NA04NOS4190063. Project Number: 05-983. Greenfield, MA: Social and Environmental Research Institute, Inc. (PDF Available) Tuler, S. and Webler, T. 2000. Public participation: Relevance and application in the National Park Service. Park Science 20(1):24-26, 47. (PDF Available) Webler, T. and Tuler, S. 1999. Integrating Technical Analysis with Deliberation in Regional Watershed Management Planning: Applying the National Research Council Approach. Policy Studies Journal 27(3):530-543. (Abstract) Tuler, S. and Webler, T. 1999. Designing an analytic deliberative process for environmental health policy making in the US nuclear weapons complex. RISK: Health, Safety, and Environment 10(1):65-87. Webler, T. and Tuler, S. 1997. Valuing diversity. Whole Terrain 6:59-65. Evaluation Webler, T., Danielson, S., and Tuler, S. 2007. Guidance on the use of Q method for evaluation of public involvement programs at contaminated sites. SERI Report 07-001. Greenfield, MA: Social and Environmental Research Institute. (PDF available) Santos, S., Danielson, S., and Chess, C. 2007. Guidance on the use of Q method for evaluation of public involvement programs at contaminated sites. SERI Report 07-002. Greenfield, MA: Social and Environmental Research Institute. (PDF available) Tuler, S. and Webler, T. 1995. Process Evaluation for Discursive Decision Making in Environmental and Risk Policy. Human Ecology Review 2(1):62-71. Case Studies Webler, T., and S. P. Tuler 2006. Four perspectives on public participation process in environmental assessment and decision making: combined results from 10 case studies. Policy Studies Journal 34(4): 699-722. (Abstract) Tuler, S. and Webler, T. 2006. Competing perspectives on a process for making remediation and stewardship decisions at the Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site, Research in Social Problems and Public Policy 13:49-77. Tuler, S., Webler, T., and Finson, R. 2005. Competing perspectives on public involvement: Planning for risk characterization and risk communication about radiological contamination from a national laboratory, Health, Risk, and Society 7(3):247-266. Webler T, Tuler S, Tanguay J. 2004. Competing perspectives on public participation in National Park Service Planning: The Boston Harbor Islands National Park Area, Journal of Park and Recreation Administration 22(3). Available on web at: http://www.sagamorepub.com/ebooks/jprabackissues/jpra223555/ Tuler, S., and Webler, T. 2003. Perspectives on Public Participation in Forest Management Planning, Case Study: Forest Management in the Greater Flagstaff, Arizona Region. SERI Report 03-005. Greenfield, MA: Social and Environmental Research Institute. (PDF available) Tuler, S., Webler, T., and Tanguay, J. 2003. Perspectives on Public Participation at a Department of Energy Nuclear Weapons Facility, Case Study: Addressing Public Health Risks from Radiological Contamination Released by the Fernald Nuclear Weapons Facility (Ohio). SERI Report 03-003. Greenfield, MA: Social and Environmental Research Institute. (PDF available) Tuler, S., Webler, T., Tanguay, J., and Finson, R. 2003. Perspectives on Public Participation in Forest Management Planning, Case Study: Forest Management in the Applegate Watershed. SERI Report 03-002. Greenfield, MA: Social and Environmental Research Institute. (PDF available) Tuler, S., Webler, T., Shockey, I., and Stern, P. C., 2002. Factors influencing the participation of local governmental officials in the National Estuary Program. Coastal Management 30(1):101-120. (Abstract) Webler, T. and Tuler, S. 2001. Public Participation in Watershed Management Planning: Views on Process from People in the Field. Human Ecology Review 8(2):29-39. (PDF available) Webler, T., Tuler, S., and Krueger, R. 2001. What is a good public participation process? Five perspectives from the public. Environmental Management 27(3):435-450. (Abstract) Webler, T, Shockey, I, & Tuler, S. 2000. Why do (or don’t) local government officials participate in watershed planning efforts? Coastlines 10.2 (April): 10-11. Tuler, S. and Webler, T. 1999. Voices from the forest: What participants expect of a public participation process. Society and Natural Resources 12:437-453. (Abstract)