Abstract
Colorado, USA, developed the Joint Review Process (CJRP) in 1978 to coordinate the application and review of permits required for major development projects. Since then, the state has used the process on over 20 projects. This study examined whether the CJRP has achieved its primary goals—enhanced coordination of agencies, enhanced public participation, and strengthened communication between agencies and project sponsors— and several related secondary goals. The success of the process was measured through a survey of 54 key people who had been directly involved with the process. Those surveyed included federal and state agency staff, local agency managers, corporate officers, private consultants, and environmental leaders. All groups, with one exception, “agreed” that the process achieved its primary goals and that it should be retained. Environmental leaders were “neutral” about whether the process enhanced public participation and about retaining the process. The report concludes with a review of recommended improvements to and applications of the CJRP.
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Gallagher, T.J. The Colorado, USA, Joint Review Process: an initial evaluation of its success as a permit reform by key participants. Environmental Management 11, 193–201 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01867198
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