Environmental Impacts

ISBN-13: 9783639148596 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 164 str.

Madlyn Bonimy

Opis

This book examines environmental impacts. It assesses residents attitudes towards impacts on theenvironment in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee and invitescitizens to take leadership and participate inproblem solving regarding the environment. This isthe first study of its kind on the city. It is amongthe few in-depth works that query residents on actualparticipation and nonparticipation in communitydecision making about tourism and the environment,especially in terms of intensity of participation,nature, and frequency of involvement. This workcontributes these new elements. It presents citizensresponses on solutions to correct environmentalimpacts in their community. The book adds, as well,to this area of research, by underscoring howcitizens perceptions have significance fordemocracy, public policy, governance, and publicadministration. The analysis has implications forcitizens and their participation, planners,policymakers, public managers, local governments andagencies. The book is also useful to scholars inpublic administration, urban studies, environmentalstudies, political science, community studies,tourism, and anyone concerned about the environment.

O autorze

Madlyn M. Bonimy, Ph.D.: Studied Public Administration in the
Institute of Government, Tennessee State University in Nashville,
TN and Management, and Tourism in the Department of Graduate
Administrative Studies at McGill University, in Montréal, Québec,
Canada. She has lived, studied and worked in the Bahamas,
Canada, France and the USA.