Department of Environmental and Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Toyama Prefectural University, 5180 Kurokawa, Imizu, Toyama, 939-0398, Japan.
Institute for Educational Initiatives, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, 8916-5 Takayama-cho, Ikoma, Nara, 630-0192, Japan.
Environ Manage. 2021 May;67(5):868-885. doi: 10.1007/s00267-021-01433-6. Epub 2021 Feb 10.
This paper reports on an exploratory case study to help facilitate a culture of dialogue in Japan. There is an emphasis on proposing methods for polyphonic dialogue among citizens, and between citizens and experts, to effectively manage the environment. This paper argues that a culture of dialogue is essential to pluralistic participatory environmental governance. A random sampling-based citizen dialogue-involving experts and citizens-regarding radioactive waste disposal was held in Japanese cities. Three proposed methods-politeness-based facilitation dialogue, evidence-based and position-explicit presentations by experts with differing views and experts reflecting in tandem with citizens engaged in dialogue-might lead to enhanced positive attitudes toward dialogue with others holding different views, as well as better internal self-deliberation. Attitudes for dialogue were measured empirically. The current research suggests that explicit treatment of pluralistic positions and views among citizens and experts would be a key factor for quality social learning and resilience for uncertainty.
本文报告了一项探索性案例研究，旨在帮助日本形成对话文化。本文重点提出了在公民之间以及公民与专家之间进行复调对话的方法，以有效地管理环境。本文认为，对话文化对于多元化参与式环境治理至关重要。在日本城市中，针对放射性废物处理问题，举行了一次基于随机抽样的公民对话，邀请了专家和公民参与。本文提出了三种方法：基于礼貌的促进对话、具有不同观点的专家基于证据和立场明确的陈述，以及与参与对话的公民同时进行反思的专家，这可能会促使人们对与持有不同观点的人进行对话产生更积极的态度，同时也会促进更好的内部自我思考。通过实证衡量了对话态度。本研究表明，在公民和专家中明确处理多元化立场和观点将是社会学习和应对不确定性的关键因素。
