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Resolving environmental disputes: From conflict to consensus

Author
Sidaway R.
Date
2005
Source
IUCN (ID: MON-073533)
Publisher | Place of publication
Earthscan | London, UK
ISBN
1-84407-013-1
Pages
297 p.
Document type
Monography/book
Language
English
Field of application
International
Country/Territory
United Kingdom, United States of America, Netherlands
Subject
Environment gen.
Keyword
Dispute settlement Public participation
Abstract

Contents: Part I: The nature of environmental disputes - Using social theory to explain conflict Part II: Strategies for co-operation - Mediation and its contribution to resolve environmental disputes - The examples of the North Oxford County Coalition - Building trust - Crucial lessons in participation and partnership from case studies in Britain and the Netherlands Part III: The realities of power - Organisations, power and conflict - Partial and impartial interventions by decision makers - Planning in the Rhine Delta - Consensus and the political process - Understanding political processes - Striving for sustainability in the North Maine woods Part IV: The case for reform - Conclusions on the way ahead - Removing the barriers - Principles for effective partnership working - Opportunities for institutional reform

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