Managing Environmental Conflict: An Earth Institute Sustainability Primer Fisher Joshua D.

Conflicts frequently arise over environmental issues such as land use, natural resource management, and laws and regulation, emerging from diverging interests and values among stakeholders. It provides a foundational overview of the theory and practice of collaborative approaches to managing environmental disputes.Joshua D. This book is a primer on causes of and solutions to such conflicts.

He details strategies to bring stakeholders together in pursuit of collective solutions, emphasizing ongoing processes of dialogue, analysis, action, and learning. Fisher explains the core concepts in collaborative conflict management and presents a clear, practical, and implementable framework for understanding and responding to environmental disputes. This collaborative approach can create new opportunities for stakeholders to better understand each other and the natural world, which