The book presents "ways of thinking about mediation and facilitation, about community and governance, and about the requirements of democratic society, which may have a real impact upon the public conflict resolution field" (p. ix). In doing so it identifies existing goals and function of PCR by providing a crucial analysis of the field, and offering credible direction as bridges between its practitioners, researchers, funders and participants, administrators, elected officials and community of people we serve. Key themes: Inability of traditional institutions of governance to address...
The book presents "ways of thinking about mediation and facilitation, about community and governance, and about the requirements of democratic society...
Residents of the Appalachian coalfields share a history and heritage, deep connections to the land, and pride in their own resilience. These same residents are also profoundly divided over the practice of mountaintop mining-that is, the removal and disposal in nearby valleys of soil and rock in order to reach underlying coal seams.
Residents of the Appalachian coalfields share a history and heritage, deep connections to the land, and pride in their own resilience. These same resi...
Residents of the Appalachian coalfields share a history and heritage, deep connections to the land, and pride in their own resilience. These same residents are also profoundly divided over the practice of mountaintop mining-that is, the removal and disposal in nearby valleys of soil and rock in order to reach underlying coal seams.
Residents of the Appalachian coalfields share a history and heritage, deep connections to the land, and pride in their own resilience. These same resi...
E. Franklin Dukes Karen E. Firehock Juliana E. Birkhoff
The debate over the value of community-based environmental collaboration is one that dominates current discussions of the management of public lands and other resources. In Community-Based Collaboration: Bridging Socio-Ecological Research and Practice, the volume's contributors offer an in-depth interdisciplinary exploration of what attracts people to this collaborative mode. The authors address the new institutional roles adopted by community-based collaborators and their interaction with existing governance institutions in order to achieve more holistic solutions to complex...
The debate over the value of community-based environmental collaboration is one that dominates current discussions of the management of public land...
