Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP0560277

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/LP0560277

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Improving local government solid waste management practices through deliberative citizen decision-making and behaviour change communication strategies. This project aims to provide a democratic procedure (deliberative processes) to enhance local government's ability to deal with contentious economic, social, and environmental issues. Instead of top-down communication methods (education and edict), two processes are evaluated: commitment and feedback to people as local leaders, and the deliberation of a citizen jury with access to expert knowledge. These processes will be simultaneously tested in a mature (Ipswich) and emerging (Springfield) community with different demographic profiles. The expected outcome is greatly enhanced recycling output based on the enhanced citizenship of those involved, and the responsiveness of the service provider to 'bottom-up' deliberation and communication.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 21-02-2005

End Date: 28-02-2009

Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects

Funding Amount: $96,414.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Communication And Media Studies | Communication and Media Studies | Social Change | Social Policy And Planning

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Environmental education and awareness | Political science and public policy |

Other Keywords

Communication And Media Studies | Communication Not Elsewhere Classified | Communication and Media Studies | Environmental education and awareness | Political science and public policy | Social Change | Social Policy And Planning

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