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The Practical Guide to Environmental Community Relations

ISBN: 978-0-471-16388-6
Hardcover
342 pages
February 1997
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A complete, forward-thinking guide to environmental communityrelations procedures and program development

The Practical Guide to Environmental Community Relations offers acomprehensive hands-on framework for working successfully withcommunity residents and other stakeholders to prevent, resolve, orminimize conflicts on environmental issues. Featuring detailedchecklists, forms, and worksheets, the book equips you withready-to-use knowledge and skills in key areas of environmentalcommunity relations development:
* Community assessment--how to identify stakeholders and concerns,determine assessment parameters, conduct interviews, analyze data,and report findings
* Communications--how to develop a powerful communications programthrough written materials, personal communications, and focusedmedia strategy, and how the essential principles of technical,crisis, and risk communication fit within the context of communityrelations
* Community relations techniques--how to manage public meetings,tours, availability sessions, and other events, plus advice on howto create and run Community Advisory Panels (CAPs)
* Community relations programs--how to plan and implement programseffectively, including establishing common goals and working withstakeholders constructively to achieve positive results
* Environmental regulations--including RCRA, CERCLA/SARA, NCP,NPDES, EPCRA, and Clean Air Act Accidental Release Prevention andRisk Management Programs
* Cutting-edge issues--investigation and cleanup of contaminatedsites, permitting of facilities, federal facilities programs,environmental justice, and more

Complete with mini-case studies revealing important do's and don'tsof community outreach in action, this accessible guide is a vitalresource for private and public sector professionals working inenvironmental and facilities management, community relations,public affairs, and law.
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