Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C20153
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104 pages, Proceedings of a conference, "Public relations in an era of public involvement: challenge for the timber industry." Held March 20, 1973 in Portland, Oregon.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C20157
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Pages 33-40 in Stuart U. Rich (ed.,) Public relations in an era of public involvement: challenge for the timber industry. University of Oregon Press, Eugene, Oregon. 104 pages., Emphasizes need for "genuine two-way communication with concerned groups of citizens" rather than attempts to "sell" current forestry practices. Describes a public information program involving "roadless areas," with communications efforts guided by pub
12 pages., via online journal., This study investigates the role of the different institutional actors involved in the development and implementation of land use policies in the Ethiopian Rift Valley. The work is based on interviews with key informants from different administrative levels and these results are compared to the relevant policy documents. While the constitution prescribes a participatory policy development process, our results show that in reality policies are made at the highest level and implemented in a top-down approach from the higher to the lower administrative levels. Moreover, the institutional network mainly consists of institutions that are hierarchically linked, while horizontal and diagonal relations are less common and less important. Consistently, higher level institutions are mostly involved in the development of land use policies, while the roles of lower level institutions are predominantly in the implementation thereof. This lack of participation by lower level institutions, in addition to a lack of capacity and absence of clear institutional mandates, hampers the effectiveness of land use policies. Our results also provide suggestions to improve the development, communication, and eventually the acceptability of land use policies towards sustainable land management.
