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Title: PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT IN JAPANESE TRANSPORTATION DECISION MAKING
Accession Number: 00968483
Record Type: Component
Record URL: Availability: Transportation Research Board Business Office 500 Fifth Street, NW Find a library where document is available Abstract: The context for public involvement in Japan has undergone a major change in the last 10 years. Legislative mandates, actions by various public interest groups, initiatives by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport (MLIT) and a research group, and research by news organizations and academic institutions have begun to erode the longstanding reluctance of government agencies to seek public engagement in the development of major infrastructure projects. The factors driving these changes are explored, the recent development and delivery of a public involvement training course for MLIT staff in Japan by a team of Japanese and American consultants are described, observations and lessons learned by the trainers and the course participants concerning differences in conducting public involvement in the United States and Japan are discussed, and suggestions are made for steps for implementing public involvement as a routine part of infrastructure development in Japan.
Supplemental Notes: This paper appears in Transportation Research Record No. 1858, Transportation Planning and Analysis 2003.
Language: English
Corporate Authors: Transportation Research Board 500 Fifth Street, NW Authors: Schwartz, MYajima, HBartsch, JBrittingham, JPagination: p. 89-94
Publication Date: 2003
Serial: ISBN: 0309085950
Features: Figures
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TRT Terms: Geographic Terms: Subject Areas: Education and Training; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Research; Society; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning
Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
Created Date: Jan 6 2004 12:00AM
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