Insights and applications: Exploring the feasibility of mediated final offer arbitration as a technique for managing "Gridlocked" environmental conflict

Society and Natural Resources

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 261-277

  Daniels, Steven E ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arbitration; Collaboration; Med arb; Mediation; Negotiation; Public participation; Resolution; Skier; Snowmobile; USDA Forest Service

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; NATURAL RESOURCE;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; UTAH;

EID: 60149099174     PISSN: 08941920     EISSN: 15210723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08941920801942321     Document Type: Article

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