Resolving Environmental Disputes: From Conflict to Consensus

ISBN-13: 9781844070145 / Angielski / Twarda / 2005 / 314 str.

Roger Sidaway

Opis

Presents 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.

Spis treści

Introduction * PART I: UNDERSTANDING ENVIRONMENTAL DISPUTES * Introduction to the Principal Case Studies * Access to the Countryside in England and Wales * The Designation of the Pentland Hills Regional Park * Using Social Theory to Explain Conflicts * Conflict Analysis * A Dynamic Analysis of the Designation of the Pentland Hills Regional Park * A Dynamic Analysis of Moorland Access in the Peak District National Park * PART II: STRATEGIES FOR COOPERATION * Alternative Dispute Resolution � The Contribution of Negotiation and Consensus Building * Ways of Resolving Disputes * Consensus Building * Assessing Participation in Decision-making * Mediation and Its Contribution to Resolving Environmental Disputes * The Process of Mediation * Pre-negotiation Discussions � The Importance of Thorough Preparation * The Negotiation and Post-negotiation Stages * Critiques of Mediation * The Mediators' Response � Conflict Assessment and Process Design * Applications of Environmental Mediation * Cultural Variations * Case Study: Access Management by Local Consensus � Mediated Negotiations in the Peak District * 'Clearing the Air' � The North Oxford County Coalition * Pre-negotiation Stage * Negotiation Stage * Strengths and Weaknesses of the NOCC Process * Turning Points in the Debate * Achievements and Outcomes of the NOCC * The Value of Outside Intervention * Public Participation in Decision-making and Partnerships * Participation � Opportunity or Problem? * The Case for Participation * Definitions of Participation and the Values They Espouse * Tokenism and the Exercise of Power * The Distinction between Consultation and Public Involvement * Communities and Partnerships * Process Design * Principles of Participation * Building Trust � Crucial Lessons in Participation and Partnership * Case Studies * PART III: THE REALITIES OF POWER * Organizations, Power and Conflict * Power and Conflict * Case Study 1: The Designation of the Skomer Marine Nature Reserve * Case Study 2: Planning in the Rhine Delta * Consensus and the Political Process * Understanding Political Processes * Case Study 1: Striving for Sustainability in the Northern Maine Woods * Case Study 2: Countryside Access in Scotland � The Work of the Scottish Access Forum * PART IV: THE CASE FOR REFORM * Conclusions on Removing the Barriers * How and Why Environmental Conflicts Occur * The Role of Conflicts in the Political Process * Using Consensus Building to Prevent or Resolve Conflict * Removing the Barriers: The Wider Application of Environmental Consensus Building in Scotland * Opportunities for Institutional Reform * Final Reflections *

O autorze

Roger Sidaway is an independent researcher and mediator who teaches and leads training courses at the University of Edinburgh.