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 Website www.earthscan.co.uk