Exploring the implementation of public involvement in local alcohol availability policy: the case of alcohol licensing decision‐making in England

The involvement of the public in the decision-making process is essential, especially in the early stages of a design process. This study aims to achieve the development of an architectural program for a memorial public project, using the outcomes of the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) based on public opinion. It employs a novel approach that sharply focuses on public involvement in the design process, using a quantitative methodology for the development of a suitable building program and selecting a memorial form that meets the public's needs in a practical way. The study drew on data from various memorial projects to identify possible spaces and their selection criteria. A written questionnaire was distributed to a sample of 105 members of the public, to narrow down the number of spaces according to public response. Then, a hearing (spoken) questionnaire was conducted on a sample of 20 to produce the program for development by generating the most strongly preferred form of memorial. The results contradicted the existing norm for a memorial as a sculpture; it was revealed that most of the public preferred memorial landscapes to buildings and great structures. The study concluded that AHP could be used to further involve the relevant stakeholders in the decision-making process of the design of a public project.

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Development of Project Priority-Setting Methodology for Pennsylvania's Airport Development Program

Transportation Research Record Journal of the Transportation Research Board ◽

10.1177/0361198196156200103 ◽

1996 ◽

Vol 1562 (1) ◽

pp. 19-27

Author(s):

James T. Cullison ◽

Gary L. Gittings

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Priority Setting ◽

Public Involvement ◽

Evaluation Criteria ◽

Development Program ◽

Analysis Procedure ◽

Metropolitan Planning ◽

Criteria Weights ◽

Guiding Principles ◽

Decision Making Tool

The methodology used to develop a decision making tool for choosing among candidate projects for a state airport development program is presented. The approach emphasized public involvement and cooperation, using a panel of experts from the aviation community to establish guiding principles, select the analysis procedure, develop evaluation criteria, and choose criteria weights for the new priority-setting model. The panel included airport managers, metropolitan planning organization aviation planners, aviation consultants, and state aviation planners.

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Participatory decision support for sustainable forest management: a framework for planning with local communities at the landscape level in Canada

Canadian Journal of Forest Research ◽

10.1139/x05-084 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 35 (7) ◽

pp. 1515-1526 ◽

Cited By ~ 71

Author(s):

Stephen RJ Sheppard

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Decision Support ◽

Forest Management ◽

Public Participation ◽

Public Involvement ◽

Sustainable Forest Management ◽

Sustainability Assessment ◽

Multicriteria Analysis ◽

Management Scenarios ◽

Landscape Level

There is an increasing demand for active public involvement in forestry decision making, but there are as yet few established models for achieving this in the new sustainable forest management (SFM) context. At the level of the working forest, the fields of forest sustainability assessment, public participation, decision support, and computer technology in spatial modelling and visualization need to be integrated. This paper presents the results of a literature review of public participation and decision-support methods, with emphasis on case study examples in participatory decision support. These suggest that emerging methods, such as public multicriteria analysis of alternative forest management scenarios and allied tools, may lend themselves to public processes addressing sustainability criteria and indicators. The paper develops a conceptual framework for participatory decision support to address the special needs of SFM in tactical planning at the landscape level. This framework consists of principles, process criteria, and preliminary guidelines for designing and evaluating SFM planning processes with community input. More well-documented studies are needed to develop comprehensive, engaging, open, and accountable processes that support informed decision making in forest management, and to strengthen guidance for managers.

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OP29 The Impact Of Individual Patient Input; Strengthening The Evidence

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care ◽

10.1017/s0266462318000892 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 34 (S1) ◽

pp. 12-12

Author(s):

Heidi Livingstone ◽

Chloe Kastoryano ◽

Lizzie Thomas ◽

Vassilia Verdiel ◽

Kevin Harris ◽

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Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Interventional Procedures ◽

Public Involvement ◽

Electronic System ◽

Efficacy And Safety ◽

Published Evidence ◽

Committee Decision Making ◽

The Impact ◽

New Evidence ◽

Patient Opinion

Introduction:The National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE) assesses the efficacy and safety of interventional procedures for use in the National Health Service (NHS). Since 2006, NICE's Public Involvement Programme (PIP) has obtained ‘patient commentary’ to inform committee decisions, using a questionnaire asking patients about their experience of the procedure including benefits, disadvantages and side effects. Commentary is considered by the committee alongside other evidence. The PIP has piloted a project to: capture the impact of the patient commentary on the committee's decision-making; explore patterns of impact; and identify criteria that indicate when patient commentary may not be required.Methods:The pilot included all interventional procedures guidance started between February 2016 and February 2017. Committee members’ views were captured using a form completed whenever patient commentary was considered. Responses were anonymized, entered into an electronic system, analyzed, and correlated against ‘committee comments’ in the published guidance. After twelve months, there was an unrepresentatively narrow spread of conditions, and most topics were updating previously published guidance rather than novel topics. The pilot was therefore extended by six months.Results:Patient commentary commonly had an impact on decision-making; however, no discernible patterns have yet been identified, nor criteria for when it may not be required. Key findings were: (i) patient commentary is equally useful for guidance updates as novel guidance, and (ii) interpretation and assessment of ‘impact’ varied across committee members but the majority agreed it reinforced the other evidence.Conclusions:Patient commentary has a measurable impact on committee decision-making. Very occasionally it provides new evidence and routinely provides reassurance that the published evidence is substantiated by real-world patient opinion. Measuring the impact of commentary seems to have raised its profile, with more committee comments about patient issues included in guidance during the pilot than in preceding years. The project needs to be extended to identify which procedures are least likely to benefit from patient commentary and why.

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Why orphan drug coverage reimbursement decision-making needs patient and public involvement

Health Policy ◽

10.1016/j.healthpol.2015.01.009 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 119 (5) ◽

pp. 588-596 ◽

Cited By ~ 18

Author(s):

Conor M.W. Douglas ◽

Elizabeth Wilcox ◽

Michael Burgess ◽

Larry D. Lynd

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Orphan Drug ◽

Public Involvement ◽

Patient And Public Involvement ◽

Drug Coverage ◽

Reimbursement Decision

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Policy decision-making, public involvement and nuclear energy: what do expert stakeholders think and why?

Journal of Responsible Innovation ◽

10.1080/23299460.2015.1104175 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 2 (3) ◽

pp. 266-279 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Nan Li ◽

Dominique Brossard ◽

Leona Yi-Fan Su ◽

Xuan Liang ◽

Michael Xenos ◽

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Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Nuclear Energy ◽

Public Involvement ◽

Policy Decision ◽

Policy Decision Making

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Involving citizens in disinvestment decisions: what do health professionals think? Findings from a multi-method study in the English NHS

Health Economics Policy and Law ◽

10.1017/s1744133117000330 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 13 (2) ◽

pp. 162-188 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Tom Daniels ◽

Iestyn Williams ◽

Stirling Bryan ◽

Craig Mitton ◽

Suzanne Robinson

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Decision Making ◽

Public Involvement ◽

Health Care Systems ◽

Future Research ◽

Local Health ◽

The Public ◽

Health Care Leaders ◽

Local Health Care ◽

Care Systems

AbstractPublic involvement in disinvestment decision making in health care is widely advocated, and in some cases legally mandated. However, attempts to involve the public in other areas of health policy have been accused of tokenism and manipulation. This paper presents research into the views of local health care leaders in the English National Health Service (NHS) with regards to the involvement of citizens and local communities in disinvestment decision making. The research includes a Q study and follow-up interviews with a sample of health care clinicians and managers in senior roles in the English NHS. It finds that whilst initial responses suggest high levels of support for public involvement, further probing of attitudes and experiences shows higher levels of ambivalence and risk aversion and a far more cautious overall stance. This study has implications for the future of disinvestment activities and public involvement in health care systems faced with increased resource constraint. Recommendations are made for future research and practice.

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Procedural justice and public involvement in natural resource decision making

Society & Natural Resources ◽

10.1080/08941929709381054 ◽

1997 ◽

Vol 10 (6) ◽

pp. 577-589 ◽

Cited By ~ 61

Author(s):

Rick L. Lawrence ◽

Steven E. Daniels ◽

George H. Stankey

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Procedural Justice ◽

Natural Resource ◽

Public Involvement ◽

Resource Decision

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Citizens

Canadian Journal of Political Science ◽

10.1017/s0008423905239975 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 38 (4) ◽

pp. 1064-1067

Author(s):

Livianna Tossutti

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Public Involvement ◽

Democratic Citizenship ◽

Public Confidence ◽

Community Life ◽

Participation Rates ◽

Political Activities ◽

Performance Review ◽

Democratic Performance ◽

Public Decision

Citizens, Elisabeth Gidengil, André Blais, Neil Nevitte and Richard Nadeau, Vancouver, BC: UBC Press, 2004, pp. vii, 214.Citizens is one volume in a series designed to evaluate the democratic performance of the institutions and practices affecting public decision-making in Canada. The Canadian Democratic Audit (CDA) is based on the premise that declining levels of public confidence in those institutions and anemic participation rates in political and community life dictate the need for a performance review. In Citizens, the state of democratic citizenship is evaluated according to levels of public involvement in civic and political activities, the extent to which these participatory opportunities represent social diversity, and the potential for these activities to reflect the collective interests of all Canadians. The volume also assesses reform proposals to improve public participation, inclusiveness and responsiveness.

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