Managing Nature/Empowering Decision-Makers: A Case Study of Forest Management Plans

Technical Communication Quarterly Oct 2003

Managing Nature/Empowering Decision-Makers: A Case Study of Forest Management Plans

Marie C. Paretti

Abstract

Forest management plans, written by natural resource professionals for private landowners, provide a useful mechanism for analyzing documents concerned with communicating information about natural resources. The documents suggest that maintaining a sharp distinction between the professionals and the lay audience leads to stylistic and structural problems that hinder clear communication and mediate against collaborative decision making, even when such collaboration is the goal. This article offers specific mechanisms for overcoming these textual problems.

Journal: Technical Communication Quarterly
Published: 2003-10-01
DOI: 10.1207/s15427625tcq1204_6
Open Access: Closed
Topics: qualitative research

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