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This compendium was designed for use by those who seek to employ the Enlibra principles in their work.

 

 

 


Books

Susskind, Lawrence and Cruikshank, Jeffrey. Breaking the Impasse: Consensual Approaches to Resolving Public Disputes.  New York: Basic Books, 1987.

Contact: Basic Perseus Books Group Customer Service; 5500 Central Avenue; Boulder, CO 80301. Phone: 800-386-5656. Fax: 303-449-3356. Web site: www.perseusbooksgroup.com. E-mail: westview.orders@perseusbooks.com.

Gray, Barbara. Collaborating: Finding Common Ground for Multiparty Problems. Jossey-Bass Publishers, 1989.

Contact: Jossey-Bass/Pfeiffer; 350 Sansome Street; San Francisco, CA 94104. Phone: 415-433-1740. Fax: 415-433-0499. Web site: www.josseybass.com. / www.pfeiffer.com. E-mail: pfeiffer@jbp.com.

Ury, Brett, and Goldberg. Getting Disputes Resolved: Designing Systems to Cut the Costs of Conflict. Jossey-Bass Publishers, 1988.

Contact: Retail book provider on the web, or Jossey-Bass/Pfeiffer; 350 Snasome Street; San Francisco, CA 94104. Phone: 415-433-1740. Fax: 415-433-0499. Web site: www.josseybass.com. / www.pfeiffer.com. E-mail: pfeiffer@jbp.com.

Ury, William. Getting Past No: Negotiating with Difficult People. Bantam Books, 1991.

Contact: Random House, Inc.; 1540 Broadway; New York, NY 10036. Phone: 212-782-9000. Fax: 212-302-7985. Web site: www.randomhouse.com.

Fisher, Roger and Ury, William. Getting to Yes. Penguin Books, 1991.

Contact: Penguin Putnam, Inc.; 375 Hudson Street; New York, NY 10014. Phone: 212-366-2751. Fax: 212-366-2679. Web site: www.penguinputnam.com.

Carpenter, Susan L., and W.J.D. Kennedy. Managing Public Disputes: A Practical Guide to Handling Conflict and Reaching Agreements. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass Publishers, 1988.

Contact: Jossey-Bass/Pfeiffer; 350 Sansome Street; San Francisco, CA 94104. Phone: 415-433-1740. Fax: 415-433-0499. Web site: www.josseybass.com. / www.pfeiffer.com. E-mail: pfeiffer@jbp.com.

Bingham, Gail. Resolving Environmental Disputes: A Decade of Experience. Washington, DC: The Conservation Foundation, 1984.

Contact: Retail book provider on the Web, or David Shreeve, Director; The Conservation Foundation; 1 Kensington Gore, London SW7 2AR. Phone: 0171-591-3111. Fax: 0171-591-3110. Web site: www.lgu.ac.uk. E-mail: conservef@gn.apc.org.

Bernard, Ted and Young, Jora. The Ecology of Hope: Communities Collaborate for Sustainability. Foreword by Wes Jackson. Gabriola Island, B.C. Canada: New Society Publishers.

Contact: New Society Publishers; P.O. Box 189; Gabriola Island, B.C.; Canada, V0R 1X0; Phone: 250-247-9737. Fax: 250-247-7471. Web Site: www.newsociety.com. E-mail: info@newsociety.com.

The following four titles, among many related ones, are published by Island Press, a mission-oriented, nonprofit publisher. Island Press was organized in 1984 to help meet the need for accessible, solutions-oriented information that addresses the multi disciplinary nature of environmental problems.

Howe, McMahon, and Propst. Balancing Nature and Commerce in Gateway Communities. Island Press, 1997.

Crowfoot, James and Wondolleck, Julia. Environmental Disputes: Community Involvement in Conflict Resolution. Island Press, 1990.

Western, Wright, and Strum. Natural Connections: Perspectives in Community-Based Conservation. Island Press, 1994.

The Next West: Public Lands, Community, and Economy in the American West. Edited by John A. Baden and Donald Snow. Island Press, 1997.

Contact: Island Press; P.O. Box 7; Covelo, CA 95428. Phone: 1-800-828-1302. Fax: 707-983-6414. Web site: www.islandpress.org/books/index.html. E-mail: ipwest@igc.org.

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Journals

Chronicle of Community

Contact: Sarah Van de Wetering, Editor; Chronicle of Community; c/o Northern Lights Institute; P.O. Box 8291; Missoula, MT 59807-8291. Phone: 406-721-7415. Web site: www.batesinfo.com/chronicle.html .

Chronicle of Community is a publication of the Northern Lights Research and Education Institute. The Chronicle is devoted to exploring new and changing ideas of community in the western United States. They cover grassroots groups, businesses, government agencies, and others that have come together to tackle today's toughest natural resource management challenges. Through a combination of practical case studies and commentary, they aim to provide both information for community leaders and a critical review for interested general readers, resource managers, and opinion leaders.

Negotiation Journal

Contact: Program On Negotiation; Harvard Law School; 513 Pound Hall; Cambridge, MA 02138. Phone: 617-495-1684. Fax: 617-495-7818. Web site: www.pon.harvard.edu. E mail: PON@law.harvard.edu.

Negotiation Journal is a publication of Plenum Press. This quarterly journal is published in cooperation with the Harvard Program on Negotiation.

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Manuals

Cestero, Barb. Beyond the Hundredth Meeting: A Field Guide to Collaborative Conservation on the West's Public Lands. Sonoran Institute, July 1999.

Contact: Luther Propst, Executive Director; 7650 E. Broadway; Suite 203; Tucson, AZ 85710. Phone: 520-290-0828. Fax: 520-290-0969. E-mail: si_info@sonoran.org. or Ray Rasker; c/o Sonoran Institute, Northwest Office; 201 S. Wallace; Box 12, Suite B3C; Bozeman, MT 59715. Phone: 406-587-7331. Fax: 406-587-2027. Web site: http://www.sonoran.org/pdfs/si_publications_list.pdf.

Collaboration Handbook. Amherst H. Wilder Foundation, 1994.

Contact: Amherst H. Wilder Foundation; 919 Lafond Avenue; Saint Paul, Minnesota 55104. Phone: 651-642-4000. Web site: www.wilder.org/pubs/.

Collaboration: What Makes It Work. Amherst H. Wilder Foundation, June 1992.

Contact: Amherst H. Wilder Foundation; 919 Lafond Avenue; Saint Paul, Minnesota 55104. Phone: 651-642-4000. Web site: www.wilder.org/pubs/.

Collaboration: A Guide for Environmental Advocates. A joint project by the Institute for Environmental Negotiation at the University of Virginia, the National Audubon Society, and the Wilderness Society, 2001.

Available Online at: http://www.virginia.edu/ien/publications.htm

Constructive Engagement Resource Guide: Practical Advice for Dialogue Among Facilities, Workers, Communities and Regulators. Environmental Protection Agency, 1999.

Contact: EPA National Service Center for Environmental Publications; P.O. Box 42419; Cincinnati, OH 45242-2419. Phone: 800-490-8695. Fax: 513-489-8695. EPA Order Number: EPA 745B99008.

Consensus Building Handbook. Edited by Lawrence Susskind; Forthcoming from Sage Publications, 1999.

Contact: Sage Publications, Inc: 2455 Teller Road; Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Phone: 805-499-0721. Fax: 805-499-0871. Web site: www.sagepub.com. E-mail: info@sagepub.com.

Keystone National Policy Dialogue on Ecosystem Management. The Keystone Center, 1995.

Contact: Kristie Parker Celico, Director of Science and Public Policy; The Keystone Center; 1628 Saints John Road; Keystone, Colorado 80435. Phone: 970-513-5800. Fax: 970-262-0152. Web site: www.keystone.org. E-mail: tkcspp@keystone.org.

Let's Get to It: Getting Beneath Difficult Environmental Resource Debates. The Harwood Group, 1997. (available from the Western Governors' Association)

Contact: Western Governors' Association; 600 17th Street: Suite 1705, south Tower; Denver, CO 80202-5442. Phone: 303-623-9378. Fax: 303-534-7309. Web site: www.westgov.org.

Pulling Together: A Land Use and Development Consensus Building Manual. A joint publication of the Program for Community Problem Solving (PCPS) and the Urban Land Institute.

Contact: Program for Community Problem Solving; 915 15th Street, NW; Ste. 601; Washington, DC 20005. Phone: 202-783-2961. Web site: http://www.ncl.org/publications/pubs_cs.html.

Pulling Together is a guidebook for community leaders on how to avoid time-consuming, costly, and unproductive disputes over planning and development issues by effectively working through conflicts between developers, citizens, government and other interest groups.

State Watershed Strategy Guidebook. A Report by the Western States Water Council. September 1998.

Contact: Craig Bell; Western States Water Council; Creekview Plaza Suite A-201; 942 East 7145 South; Midvale, UT 84047. Phone: 801-561-5300. Fax: 801-255-9642. Web site: www.westgov.org/wswc. E-mail: nswswcpo.craig@state.ut.us.

Using Assisted Negotiation to Settle Land Use Disputes: A Guidebook for Public Officials. Lawrence Susskind and the Consensus Building Institute, 1999.

Contact: Lincoln Institute of Land Policy; 113 Brattle Street; Cambridge, MA 02138-3400. Phone: 617-661-3016. Fax: 617-661-7235. Web site: www.lincolninst.edu. E-mail: help@lincolninst.edu.

This guidebook offers step-by step advice on assisted negotiation based upon a study of local land use disputes in 100 communities across the United States between 1985 and 1997. It answers frequently asked questions about why and how to use assisted negotiation, the risks and kinds of preparations that are involved, and issues to be addressed in hiring a professional mediator or facilitator to handle the dispute resolution. It also outlines some of the obstacles that are likely to arise, such as distrust among the parties, difficult personalities and conflicts in values, and it suggests strategies to overcome these difficulties.

Watershed Partnership Handbook.Compiled by Ann Moote, Water Resources Research Center, College of Agriculture, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ.

Contact: Ann Moote, Senior Research Specialist, Udall Center for Studies in Public Policy; University of Arizona; 803/811 East First St.; Tucson, AZ 85719. Phone: 520-621-7189. Web site: http://ag.arizona.edu/partners. E-mail: moote@u.arizona.edu.

Developed by the Water Resources Research Center, College of Agriculture, University of Arizona, Watershed Partnership Handbook is a resource and guidebook for community-based partnership groups addressing natural resource, land use, or environmental issues.

Watershed Partnerships: A Strategic Guide For Local Conservation Efforts in the West. February 1997.

Contact: Western Governors' Association: 600 17th Street; Suite 1705, South Tower; Denver, Colorado 80202-5442. Phone: 303-623-9378. Fax: 303-534-7309. Web site: www.westgov.org.

Rieke, Rice, Rudnik. The Watershed Source Book: Watershed-Based Solutions to Natural Resource Problems. 1996.

Contact: Natural Resources Law Center at the University of Colorado School of Law; Campus Box 401; Boulder, CO 80309-0401. Phone: 303-492-1293. Web site: www.colorado.edu/Law/NRLC/.

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Newsletters

Alternatives

Contact: CPR Institute. Phone: 212-949-6490. Web site: www.cpradr.org/cprform.htm. E-mail: alternatives@cprard.org.

Alternatives is a publication of the CPR Institute for Dispute Resolution. Monthly newsletters address issues and developments regarding alternative dispute resolution.

Consensus: Helping Public Officials Resolve Stubborn Policy Disputes

Contact: Program On Negotiation; Harvard Law School; 513 Pound Hall; Cambridge, MA 02138. Phone: 617-495-1684. Fax: 617-495-7818. Web site: www.pon.harvard.edu. E-mail: PON@law.harvard.edu.

Consensus: Helping Public Officials Resolve Stubborn Policy Disputes is a quarterly newsletter published by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology-Harvard Public Disputes Program.

Community-Public Land Stewardship Initiatives

Contact: Tim Richard, OCS; 1000 Rim Drive; Durango, CO 81301. Phone: 970-247-7066. Fax: 970-247-7032. E-mail: richard_t@fortlewis.edu.

Community-Public Land Stewardship Initiatives is a periodic newsletter that covers community and public lands perspectives, policies and projects in the Four Corners region. Prepared at the Office of Community Services (OCS) at Fort Lewis College, the stories in Initiatives are intended as a tool for those who need more information and communication about changing social, cultural, ecological and economical issues affecting our communities, institutions and landscapes.

SYNERGY: Connecting People and Resources to Achieve Lasting Environmental Protection

Contact: Ken Jones, Executive Director; GMI; 1104 E. State Street; Montpelier, VT 05602. Phone: 802-229-6070. Fax: 802-229-6076. Web site: www.gmied.org. E-mail: gmied@gmied.org.

SYNERGY: Connecting People and Resources to Achieve Lasting Environmental Protection is published periodically by the Green Mountain Institute (GMI) for those interested in comparative risk, environmental indicators, and collaborative decision-making processes.

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Reports

Arguing About Consensus: Examining the Case Against Western Watershed Initiatives and Other Collaborative Groups Active in Natural Resources Management. Report, 2000.

Contact: Natural Resources Law Center at the University of Colorado School of Law; Campus Box 401; Boulder, CO 80309-0401. Phone: 303-492-1293. Web site: http://www.colorado.edu/law/centers/nrlc/index.htm.

Best Practices for Government Agencies: Guidelines for Using Collaborative Agreement-Seeking Processes. Report and recommendations of the Society of Professionals in Dispute Resolution (SPIDR) Environment/Public Disputes Sector Critical Issues Committee. Washington, D.C., 1997.

Contact: Robert C. Barrett, Director; Society of Professionals in Dispute Resolution; 1527 New Hampshire Avenue, NW; Third Floor; Washington, D.C. 20036. Phone: 202-667-9700. Fax: 202-265-1968. Web site: www.spidr.org. E-mail: spidr@spidr.org.

Cormick, Gerald, Dale, Emond, Sigurdsen, and Stuart. Building Consensus for a Sustainable Future: Putting Principles into Practice. Ottowa, ON: National Round Table on the Environment and Economy, 1997.

Contact: National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy (NRTEE); Canada Building, Suite 200; 344 Slater Street; Ottawa, Ontario K1R 7Y3. Phone: 613-992-7189. Fax: 613-992-7385. Web site: http://www.nrtee-trnee.ca/eng/newsletter/Spring2003E/Publications_Spring-2003_E.pdf. E-mail: admin@nrtee-trnee.ca.

This guide was developed to build awareness, understanding and interest in using consensus decision-making processes as a means to achieve a sustainable future. It is not a "how-to" for consensus building but a set of guidelines and key steps to help a consensus process succeed. It reflects the experiences of round tables throughout Canada.

Clark, William. Designing a Report on the State of the Nation's Ecosystems. Report, 1999.

Contact: Robin O' Malley; H. John Heinz III Center for Science, Economics and the Environment; 1001 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW; Suite 735 South; Washington, D.C. 20004. Phone: 202-737-6307. Fax: 202-737-6410. Web site: www.us-ecosystems.org.

The report was amassed by Professor William Clark of Harvard's Kennedy School of Government. The Heinz Center project that produced the study brought together a wide range of experts from industry, conservation groups, academia, and government agencies in an unusual collaboration. More than 100 individuals joined various committees and working groups, contributed information, or reviewed the work in progress. The report is a prototype, intended to elicit comments, criticism and suggestions on the project's initial approach and preliminary findings.  In 2001, The Heinz Center will issue an expanded report covering all ecosystems of the United States.

Environmental Summit on the West. A meeting summary prepared by the Western Governors' Association, 1998.

Contact: www.westgov.org/wga/initiatives/enlibra/sum-web.htm.

The summit opened with a plenary session during which governors and participants discussed their expectations for the meeting, the purpose of the Enlibra doctrine and why new tools are needed to resolve environmental conflicts. Participants then separated into facilitated breakout sessions, each chaired by a governor or a governor's representative, to generate feedback on Enlibra. Overarching themes from the breakouts were captured by facilitators and reviewed by participants at a second plenary session. Participants then separated into breakout sessions to address these themes and the implementation of the Enlibra doctrine. A closing plenary session was held for breakout groups to report their key thoughts and governors to offer closing comments.

Founders of A New Northwest: People Working Towards Solutions. A report prepared by Sustainable Northwest, 1998.

Contact: Martin Goebel, President; Sustainable Northwest; 1020 SW Taylor; Suite 200; Portland, OR 97205. Phone: 503-221-6911. Fax: 503-221-4495. Web site: http://sustainablenorthwest.org/founders/fndover.htm. E-mail: sustnw@teleport.com.

New Mexico Water Summit 1. A meeting summary prepared by the New Mexico Environment Department, 1999.

Contact: www.westgov.org/wga/initiatives/enlibra/new_mexico_water_summit_1.htm

The 1999 New Mexico Water Summit "was designed to engage people in using the Enlibra principles and ultimately, to provide a means for developing a long-term vision and establishing better dealings in water resource management." Peter Maggiore, Secretary of the New Mexico Environment Department.

Our Lands: New Strategies for Protecting the West. A report by the Western Governors' Environmental Policy Council. 1993.

Contact: Western Governors' Association; 600 17th Street; Suite 1705, South Tower; Denver, CO 80202. Phone: 303-623-9378. Fax: 303-534-7309. Web site: www.westgov.org.

Preston, Mike and Garrison, Carla. The Ponderosa Pine Forest Partnership: Community Stewardship in Southwestern Colorado. Case Study, 1999.

Contact: Community Public Lands Partnership Office, Fort Lewis College; 1000 Rim Drive; Durango, CO, 81301. Phone: 970-247-7333. Web site www.fortlewis.edu.

Richard, Tim and Burns, Sam. The Ponderosa Pine Forest Partnership: Forging New Relationships to Restore a Forest. Case Study, April 1999.

Contact: Community Public Lands Partnership Office, Fort Lewis College; 1000 Rim Drive; Durango, CO, 81301. Phone: 970-247-7333. Web site: www.fortlewis.edu.

Purchase of Development Rights: Conserving Lands, Preserving Western Livelihoods. A report by the Western Governors' Association, Trust for Public Land, and National Cattlemen's Beef Association. January 2001.

Available Online at: www.westgov.org/wga/publicat/pdr.pdf

Ranch Conversations: A Blueprint for Conserving Species and Rural Lifestyles. A report by the Western Governors' Association, the High Plains Partnership for Species at Risk, and the Lesser Prairie Chicken Interstate Working Group. May 2001.

Available Online at: www.westgov.org/wga/initiatives/HighPlains/Ranch%20Conversation%20final.pdf

States Mediating Solutions to Environmental Disputes. A compilation of case studies by the Policy Consensus Initiative.

Contact: Chris Carlson; 811 St. Michael's Drive; Suite 102; Santa Fe, NM, 87505; Phone: 505-984-8211. Fax: 505-983-8812. Web site: www.agree.org.

States Mediating Solutions to Environmental Disputes provides case study examples of the ways states are fashioning better environmental solutions and policies.

States Mediating Solutions to Environmental Disputes; States Mediating Change: Using Consensus Tools in New Ways; and Getting the Most out of Collaborative Processes: A Deskbook for Public Officials. A compilation of three reports by the Policy Consensus Initiative.

Contact: Chris Carlson; 811 St. Michael's Drive; Suite 102; Santa Fe, NM, 87505; Phone: 505-984-8211. Fax: 505-983-8812. Web site: www.agree.org.

Sustainability in Action: Profiles of Community Initiatives Across the United States. Report, September 1995.

Contact: Sustainable Communities Network for a 1998 updated nationwide index of case studies. Web site: www.sustainable.org.

Sustainability in Action: Profiles of Community Initiatives Across the United States was prepared for the Urban and Economic Development Policy Division of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency by CONCERN, INC, Community Sustainability Resource Institute, September 1995.

The following title comes from the Northwest Policy Center at the University of Washington's Graduate School of Public Affairs. The Center is dedicated to improving public strategies which foster the vitality of Northwest communities, the economic well-being of the region's people, and the health of the natural environment.

Sustainability Through the Market: Seven Keys to Success. Report, 2001.

World Business Council for Sustainable Development. Co-chairs: Chad Holliday, DuPont; and John Pepper, Proctor & Gamble. Web site: http://www.wbcsd.org.

A Systematic Assessment of Collaborative Resource Management Partnerships. Report, August 1999.

Contact: Julia Wondolleck, Associate Professor; School of Natural Resources and Environment, University of Michigan; 430 East University Avenue; Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1115. Phone: 734-764-1570. Fax: 734-936-2195. Web site: http://www.snre.umich.edu/ecomgt/aboutemi.htm. E-mail: juliaw@umich.edu.

A Systematic Assessment of Collaborative Resource Management Partnerships is a Master's project that analyzes the growing popularity of community-based resource management groups (collaborative partnerships).

Towards a Sustainable Region: Evolving Strategies for Reconciling Community and the Environment. Report.

Contact: Northwest Policy Center; Graduate School of Public Affairs, The University of Washington; 409 Parrington Hall; Seattle, WA 98195. Phone: 206-543-7900. Fax: 206-616-5769. 

This report focuses on the progress of community-based sustainable development initiatives in the Pacific Northwest. Contents include: case studies and lessons learned from local collaboration; the economic dimensions of conservation-based development; community-based approaches to alleviating poverty and enhancing respect for diversity; and policies and regional approaches to advance conservation-based development. The report also serves as a road map to innovative community efforts, providing contact information for organizations profiled. This report is a follow-up to the Center's 1993 report, "Beyond Polarization: Emerging Strategies for Reconciling Community and the Environment."

The Resource Guide was developed by Western Governors' Association staff with guidance from the Enlibra Advisory and Steering Committees.  The links provided are maintained by other organizations.  While their inclusion does not necessarily represent an endorsement by WGA, it is hoped the information provided will assist individuals and groups seeking to address environmental challenges through the use of the principles outlined in the Enlibra doctrine. 

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