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"Due to the authors framing the discussion using conflict analysis
and resolution, Mountaintop Mining in Appalachia could serve as a
case study in how to engage populations with divergent views. This
makes the book generalizable to other conflicts outside of the
controversy surrounding surface mining. Mountaintop Mining in
Appalachia would be a great resource to both academic and public
libraries not only within the Appalachian region but beyond."
-Tennessee Libraries 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. Companies and some miners claim that
the practice has reduced energy prices, earned income for
shareholders, and provided needed jobs. Opponents of mountaintop
mining argue that it poisons Appalachia's waters and devastates
entire communities for the sake of short-term gains. This conflict
is emblematic of many other environmental disputes in the United
States and around the world, disputes whose intensity derives not
only from economic and environmental stakes but also from competing
claims to individual and community identity. Looking beyond the
slogans and seemingly irreconcilable differences, however, can
reveal deeper causes of conflict, such as flawed institutions,
politics, and inequality or the strongly held values of parties for
whom compromise is difficult to achieve.Mountaintop Mining in
Appalachia focuses on the people of the region, the people who have
the most at stake and have been the most active in trying to shift
views and practices. By examining the experiences of these
stakeholders and their efforts to effect change, Susan F. Hirsch
and E. Franklin Dukes introduce key concepts and theories from the
field of conflict analysis and resolution. They provide a
compelling case study of how stakeholders challenge
governance-as-usual, while offering insight into the causes of
conflict over other environmental issues.
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 environmental challenges. Contributors: Heidi L.
Ballard, University of California, Davis * Juliana E. Birkhoff,
RESOLVE * Charles Curtin, Antioch University * Cecilia Danks,
University of Vermont * E. Franklin Dukes, University of Virginia
and George Mason University * Maria Fernandez-Gimenez, Colorado
State University * Karen E. Firehock, University of Virginia *
Melanie Hughes McDermott, Rutgers University * William D. Leach,
California State University, Sacramento * Margaret Ann Moote,
private consultant * Susan L. Senecah, State University of New York
College of Environmental Science and Forestry * Gregg B. Walker,
Oregon State University
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 problems of contemporary democratic
society Potential offered by practices of public conflict
resolution Dangers posed by emerging ideologies of management The
social crisis of governance and intended consumers of the product:
authorities in the executive, legislative, and judicial branches
The importance of addressing public policy conflict
"Due to the authors framing the discussion using conflict analysis
and resolution, Mountaintop Mining in Appalachia could serve as a
case study in how to engage populations with divergent views. This
makes the book generalizable to other conflicts outside of the
controversy surrounding surface mining. Mountaintop Mining in
Appalachia would be a great resource to both academic and public
libraries not only within the Appalachian region but beyond."
-Tennessee Libraries 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. Companies and some miners claim that
the practice has reduced energy prices, earned income for
shareholders, and provided needed jobs. Opponents of mountaintop
mining argue that it poisons Appalachia's waters and devastates
entire communities for the sake of short-term gains. This conflict
is emblematic of many other environmental disputes in the United
States and around the world, disputes whose intensity derives not
only from economic and environmental stakes but also from competing
claims to individual and community identity. Looking beyond the
slogans and seemingly irreconcilable differences, however, can
reveal deeper causes of conflict, such as flawed institutions,
politics, and inequality or the strongly held values of parties for
whom compromise is difficult to achieve.Mountaintop Mining in
Appalachia focuses on the people of the region, the people who have
the most at stake and have been the most active in trying to shift
views and practices. By examining the experiences of these
stakeholders and their efforts to effect change, Susan F. Hirsch
and E. Franklin Dukes introduce key concepts and theories from the
field of conflict analysis and resolution. They provide a
compelling case study of how stakeholders challenge
governance-as-usual, while offering insight into the causes of
conflict over other environmental issues.
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