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9781610914116

Common Ground on Hostile Turf

Stories from an Environmental Mediator
  • ISBN-13: 9781610914116
  • Publisher: ISLAND PRESS
    Imprint: ISLAND PRESS
  • By Lucy Moore
  • Price: AUD $54.99
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  • Availability: This book is temporarily out of stock, order will be despatched as soon as fresh stock is received.
  • Local release date: 13/09/2013
  • Format: Paperback 234 pages Weight: 0g
  • Categories: Cultural studies [JFC]
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In our increasingly polarized society, there are constant calls for compromise, for coming together. For many, these are empty talking points'for Lucy Moore, they are a life's work. As an environmental mediator, she has spent the past quarter century resolving conflicts that appeared utterly intractable. Here, she shares the most compelling stories of her career, offering insight and inspiration to anyone caught in a seemingly hopeless dispute.

Moore has worked on wide-ranging issues'from radioactive waste storage to loss of traditional grazing lands. More importantly, she has worked with diverse groups and individuals: ranchers, environmental activists, government agencies, corporations, tribal groups, and many more. After decades spent at the negotiating table, she has learned that a case does not turn on facts, legal merit, or moral superiority. It turns on people.

Through ten memorable stories, she shows how issues of culture, personality, history, and power affect negotiations. And she illustrates that equitable solutions depend on a healthy group dynamic. Both the mediator and opposing parties must be honest, vulnerable, open, and respectful. Easier said than done, but Moore proves that subtle shifts can break the logjam and reconcile even the most fiercely warring factions.

This book should be especially appealing to anyone concerned with environmental conflicts; and also to students in environmental studies, political science, and conflict resolution, and to academics and professionals in mediation and conflict resolution fields.
Preface
Acknowledgments
 
Chapter 1.  Introduction
Chapter 2.  Encountering Hostile Turf
Chapter 3.  The Power of Story
Chapter 4.  Sheep in the Wilderness
Chapter 5.  Finding Common Ground
Chapter 6.  The Army Corps Takes Orders
Chapter 7.  A Rugged Road
Chapter 8.  So Close to Consensus
Chapter 9.  When the Past Won't Go Away
Chapter 10. When Cookies Aren't Enough
Chapter 11. Tribes Take the Lead
Chapter 12. Conclusion
 
About the Author
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"The tales together present an intricate and complex field. The thoughtful exploration here will also serve academics and professionals in the field."
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