Accession Number:

ADA230879

Title:

Public Involvement; Conflict Management; and Dispute Resolution in Water Resources and Environmental Decision Making. Alternative Dispute Resolution Series

Descriptive Note:

Working paper no. 2,

Corporate Author:

ARMY ENGINEER INST FOR WATER RESOURCES ALEXANDRIA VA

Personal Author(s):

• Priscoli, Jerome D.

Report Date:

1990-10-01

Pagination or Media Count:

18.0

Abstract:

This paper first discusses reasons and goals for doing Public Involvement and Conflict Management in Water Resources and Environment Decision Making. It outlines six concepts 1 levels of conflict 2 designing values 3 visibly isolating extremes 4 negotiating an interest rather then position 5 achieving durable settlement and 6 choosing appropriate techniques. The paper concludes with a brief discussion of how the concepts and techniques have been applied in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Descriptors:

• *PUBLIC OPINION
• *ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
• MANAGEMENT
• RESOLUTION
• LEVEL(QUANTITY)
• CONFLICT
• PUBLIC RELATIONS
• WATER RESOURCES
• DECISION MAKING
• ENVIRONMENTS
• ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS

Subject Categories:

• Administration and Management
• Water Pollution and Control

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE