The Western Confluence
Subtitle: A Guide To Governing Natural Resources
Contributors: Charles F. Wilkinson (Preface)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Island Press
Published: July 30, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9781559639620
Subjects: Management of land & natural resources; Natural Resources; Environmental Policy; West (U.S.); Business & Economics; Environmental Studies; Management; Business/Economics; Western & Pacific Coast states; Environmental Conservation & Protection - General; Public Policy - Environmental Policy; Political Science / Public Policy; Environmental Economics; Government policy; Law and legislation
First sentence: The Klamath Basin situation is a dramatic illustration of the type of disputes common throughout the West at the beginning of the twenty-first century.
Description: "Shaped by 150 years of persistent conflicts over natural resources, the American West has endured a succession of strategies for resolving disputes - prior appropriation, scientific management, public participation, citizen ballot initiatives, public interest litigation, devolution, and interest-based negotiation. All of these strategies are still in play, yet the West remains mired in gridlock. In fact, these strategies are often themselves a source of conflict." "The Western Confluence is designed to help us navigate through the gridlock by reframing natural resource disputes and the strategies for resolving them. Relying on their first-hand experience, the authors offer practical information and insight for anyone involved with public decision making, as well as for professionals, faculty, and students in natural resource management, environmental law and policy, and conflict management."--BOOK JACKET.