Sustainable governance from bottom to top
| Date Issued | Volume | Issue |
|---|---|---|
2012 | Nr. 1 | Stream B "Social Technologies" |
Sustainable environment is a base for prosperous socio-economical evolution, in order to this governance should seek for sustainability as well. The Aarhus International Convention (1998) established three crucial rights of the public (both as individuals and in association): (a) access to environmental information held by public authorities on request, (b) participation in environmental decision-making, (c) access to justice (allowing them to challenge public bodies’ decisions). This research contributes to the empowerment of the second right – for people to be able to take responsibility for what is happening around them, to take action in forming their surroundings. This paper analyzes networking relation to decision making process in public sector. The research is based on pilot research //Tamošiūnaitė, 2011// presented at young researchers’ conference ,,Reflections of social transformations” on 6th June, 2012 (Vilnius). The research is extended by inclusion of social technologies in to decision making process.