Resolving environmental disputes : from conflict to consensus /
Sidaway, Roger,
Resolving environmental disputes : from conflict to consensus / Roger Sidaway. - xxi, 297 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 274-286) and index.
Introduction -- Introduction to the principal case studies -- Using social theory to explain conflicts -- Alternative dispute resolution - the contribution of negotiation and consensus building -- Mediation and its contribution to resolving environmental disputes -- 'Clearing the air' - the North Oxford County Coalition -- Public participation in decision-making and partnerships -- Building trust - crucial lessons in participation and partnership -- Organizations, power and conflict -- Consensus and the political process -- Conclusions on removing the barriers. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.
"Resolving Environmental Disputes presents detailed case studies from the key contemporary themes in resource management and environmental protection, such as: access to the countryside for recreation, sustainable forestry, pollution and risks to health, and coastal zone management." "The book spans both theory and practice in assessing the relationship between public participation and mediation. It is structured around detailed case studies from Britain, the USA and the Netherlands, which are interspersed with chapters providing explanation and interpretation of the theoretical and practical issues involved. In reviewing the state of environmental conflict resolution, the author examines how and why conflicts occur and whether approaches to conflict resolution based on consensus building could be more widely applied."--BOOK JACKET.
1844070131 9781844070138 184407014X 9781844070145
2005011029
Social conflict--Environmental aspects
Conflict management.
Environmental protection--Social aspects
Environmental policy--Decision making--Citizen participation.
Consensus (Social sciences)
HM1121 / .S54 2005
304.28
Resolving environmental disputes : from conflict to consensus / Roger Sidaway. - xxi, 297 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 274-286) and index.
Introduction -- Introduction to the principal case studies -- Using social theory to explain conflicts -- Alternative dispute resolution - the contribution of negotiation and consensus building -- Mediation and its contribution to resolving environmental disputes -- 'Clearing the air' - the North Oxford County Coalition -- Public participation in decision-making and partnerships -- Building trust - crucial lessons in participation and partnership -- Organizations, power and conflict -- Consensus and the political process -- Conclusions on removing the barriers. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.
"Resolving Environmental Disputes presents detailed case studies from the key contemporary themes in resource management and environmental protection, such as: access to the countryside for recreation, sustainable forestry, pollution and risks to health, and coastal zone management." "The book spans both theory and practice in assessing the relationship between public participation and mediation. It is structured around detailed case studies from Britain, the USA and the Netherlands, which are interspersed with chapters providing explanation and interpretation of the theoretical and practical issues involved. In reviewing the state of environmental conflict resolution, the author examines how and why conflicts occur and whether approaches to conflict resolution based on consensus building could be more widely applied."--BOOK JACKET.
1844070131 9781844070138 184407014X 9781844070145
2005011029
Social conflict--Environmental aspects
Conflict management.
Environmental protection--Social aspects
Environmental policy--Decision making--Citizen participation.
Consensus (Social sciences)
HM1121 / .S54 2005
304.28