There is a growing demand for public participation in environmental decision-making. However, it is unclear how a large number of citizens can best engage in such complex public policy decision processes. This need from the civil society challenges the OR community to develop online...

Analytical Strategic Environmental Assessment (ANSEA) is an insightful new approach to environmental evaluation, based on decision theory, policy analysis and environmental considerations. These concepts, though not new in their own fields of application, are combined and integrated in an...

1. Introduction -- 2. Agency Rulemaking -- 3. Informal rulemaking in practice : BPT standards -- 4. Rulemaking theories and hypotheses -- 5. Methodological issues -- 6. Analysis and findings -- 7. Further implications of the research findings.