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Water is the resource that will determine the wealth, welfare, and
stability of many countries in the twenty-first century. This book
offers a new approach to managing water that will overcome the
conflicts that emerge when the interactions among natural,
societal, and political forces are overlooked. At the heart of
these conflicts are complex water networks. In managing them,
science alone is insufficient and so is policy-making that doesn't
take science into account. Solutions will only emerge if a
negotiated or diplomatic approach that blends science, policy, and
politics is used to manage water networks. The authors show how
open and constantly changing water networks can be managed
successfully using collaborative adaptive techniques to build
informed agreements among disciplinary experts, water users with
conflicting interests, and governmental bodies with countervailing
claims. Shafiqul Islam is an engineer with over twenty-five years
of practical experience in addressing water issues. Lawrence
Susskind is founder of MIT's Environmental Policy and Planning
Program and a leader of the Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law
School. Together they have developed a text that is relevant for
students and experienced professionals working in a variety of
engineering, science, and applied social science fields. They show
how new thinking about water conflict can replace the zero-sum
battles that pit experts, politicians, and stakeholders against
each other in counter-productive ways. Their volume not only
presents the key elements of a theory of water diplomacy; it
includes excerpts and commentary from more than two dozen seminal
readings as well as practice exercises that challenge readers to
apply what they have learned.
Water is the resource that will determine the wealth, welfare, and
stability of many countries in the twenty-first century. This book
offers a new approach to managing water that will overcome the
conflicts that emerge when the interactions among natural,
societal, and political forces are overlooked. At the heart of
these conflicts are complex water networks. In managing them,
science alone is insufficient and so is policy-making that doesn't
take science into account. Solutions will only emerge if a
negotiated or diplomatic approach that blends science, policy, and
politics is used to manage water networks. The authors show how
open and constantly changing water networks can be managed
successfully using collaborative adaptive techniques to build
informed agreements among disciplinary experts, water users with
conflicting interests, and governmental bodies with countervailing
claims. Shafiqul Islam is an engineer with over twenty-five years
of practical experience in addressing water issues. Lawrence
Susskind is founder of MIT's Environmental Policy and Planning
Program and a leader of the Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law
School. Together they have developed a text that is relevant for
students and experienced professionals working in a variety of
engineering, science, and applied social science fields. They show
how new thinking about water conflict can replace the zero-sum
battles that pit experts, politicians, and stakeholders against
each other in counter-productive ways. Their volume not only
presents the key elements of a theory of water diplomacy; it
includes excerpts and commentary from more than two dozen seminal
readings as well as practice exercises that challenge readers to
apply what they have learned.
Robert's Rules of Order, written more than 150 years ago by a
military man, are no longer relevant. America needs a new guide
that spells out how to work together effectively in groups of all
kinds, one that takes account of recent developments in the field
of consensus building and dispute resolution. Enter the
consensus-building approach, as introduced and explained in a
step-by-step approach using realistic scenarios, by Susskind and
Cruickshank.
International environmental agreements have increased exponentially
within the last five decades. However, decisions on policies to
address key issues such as biodiversity loss, climate change, ozone
depletion, hazardous waste transport and numerous other planetary
challenges require individual countries to adhere to international
norms. What have been the successes and failures in the
environmental treaty-making arena? How has the role of civil
society and scientific consensus contributed to this maturing
process? Why have some treaties been more enforceable than others
and which theories of international relations can further inform
efforts in this regard? Addressing these questions with renewed
emphasis on close case analysis makes this volume a timely and
thorough postscript to the Rio-Plus 20 summit's celebrated
invocation document, The Future We Want, towards sustainable
development. Environmental Diplomacy: Negotiating More Effective
Global Agreements provides an accessible narrative on understanding
the geopolitics of negotiating international environmental
agreements and clear guidance on improving the current system. In
this book, authors Lawrence Susskind and Saleem Ali expertly
observe international environmental negotiations to effectively
inform the reader on the geopolitics of protecting our planet. This
second edition offers an additional perspective from the Global
South as well as providing a broader analysis of the role of
science in environmental treaty-making. It provides a unique
contribution as a panoramic analysis of the process of
environmental treaty-making.
Every day in communities across America hundreds of committees,
boards, church groups, and social clubs hold meetings where they
spend their time engaged in shouting matches and acrimonious
debate. Whether they are aware of it or not, the procedures that
most such groups rely on to reach decisions were first laid out as
Robert's Rules more than 150 years ago by an officer in the U.S.
Army's Corps of Engineers. Its arcane rituals of parliamentary
procedure and majority rule usually produce a victorious majority
and a very dissatisfied minority that expects to raise its
concerns, again, at the next possible meeting.
Breaking Robert's Rules clearly spells out how any group can work
together effectively. After briefly explaining the problems created
by Robert's Rules, the guide outlines the five key steps toward
consensus building, and addresses the specific problems that often
get in the way of a group's progress. Appendices include a basic
one page "Handy Guide" that can be distributed at meetings and a
case study demonstrating how the ideas presented in the book can
also be applied in a corporate context.
Written in a non-technical and engaging style, and containing
clear ideas and instructions that anyone can understand and use,
this one-of-a-kind guide will prove an essential tool for any group
desperate to find ways of making their meetings more effective. In
addition, neighborhood associations, ad hoc committees, social
clubs, and other informal groups lacking a clear hierarchy will
find solid advice on how to move forward without resorting to
"majority rules" or bickering over who will take leadership
positions. Bound to become a classic, Breaking Robert's Rules will
changethe way you hold meetings forever, paving the way for
efficiency, efficacy, and peaceful decision making.
Negotiating on Behalf of Others offers a framework for understanding the complexity and effects of negotiating on behalf of others and explores how current negotiation theory can be modified to account for negotiation agents. Negotiation agents are broadly defined to include legislators, diplomats, salespersons, sports agents, attorneys, and committee chairs?anyone who represents others in a negotiation. Five major negotiation arenas are examined in depth: labor-management relations, international diplomacy, sports agents, legislative process, and agency law. The book concludes with suggestions for future research and specific advice for practitioners. Chapter authors and commentators are leading figures in the field of negotiation. Negotiating on Behalf of Others is a must read for professional negotiators, graduate students, and scholars in the areas of business, public policy, law, international relations, sports, and economics. Negotiating on Behalf of Others is the result of the first of a series of seminars conducted by the faculty of the Program on Negotiation at Harvard on ?complicating factors? in negotiations. The first of these complicating factors selected for study was the effect of the presence of an agent on the negotiating process.
Whether you work in the corporate world, a nonprofit organization, or the government sector, you likely face the need to work with others to solve problems and make decisions on a daily basis. And you've undoubtedly been frustrated by how laborious and conflict-ridden such group efforts can be. At all levels ? from neighborhood block associations to boards of directors of multinational corporations ? the consensus building process is highly effective in an increasingly fragmented, contentious society. In addition, the old top-down methods such as Robert?s Rules of Orders often prompt more problems then they solve. Consensus helps you to implement better, more creative solutions. It provides a winning alternative to top-down decision making ? and even parliamentary procedure. By learning to build consensus, stakeholders come to understand and respect one another?s perspectives. The consensus building process allows participants to find solutions and forge agreements that meet everyone?s needs ? and provides a meaningful basis for effective, long-range implementation of decisions. The Consensus Building Handbook provides a blueprint to help make the process work in your organization, including a practical, quick-reference Short Guide. Plus, you?ll find in-depth commentary and seventeen case studies with in-depth commentaries to provide the theoretical basis for this new approach. CASE STUDIES INCLUDE: Activating a Policy Network: The Case of Mainport Schiphol The Northern Oxford County Coalition: Four Maine Towns Tackle a Public Health Mystery The Chelsea Charter Consensus Process Resolving Science-Intensive Public Policy Disputes: Reflections on the New York Bight Initiative Negotiation Superfund Cleanup at the Massachusetts Military Reservation RuleNet: An Experiment in Online Consensus Building Regulatory Negotiations: The Native American Experience The Chattanooga Process: A City?s Vision Is Realized From City Hall to the Streets: A Community Plan Meets the Real World The Catron County Citizens Group: A Case Study in Community Collaboration Facilitating Statewide HIV/AIDS Policies and Priorities in Colorado Building Consensus for Change Within a Major Corporation: The Case of Levi-Strauss & Company
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