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Environmental policy.
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Environmental protection.
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Environmental mediation.
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| Descript |
1 online resource (265 pages) |
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computer c |
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online resource cr |
| Contents |
Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Foreword -- Series Preface -- About the Authors -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Section I: Mediating Environmental Conflicts -- 1. Approaches to Mediation -- Forks in the Metaphorical Road of Mediation -- The Mediation Process, as Chris Practices It -- The Three-Part Mediation Process -- Introduction -- Body -- Conclusion -- Overcoming Animosity -- Conflict Management, as Lynette Teaches It -- A Practical Course with Multidisciplinary Applications -- The Four Stages of the Water Conflict Management Framework -- Adversarial Stage -- Reflective Stage -- Integrative Stage -- Action Stage -- Conclusion -- Discussion Questions -- Discussion Questions from the Mediation Process, as Chris Practices It -- Discussion Questions from the Mediation Process, as Lynette Teaches It -- 2. Conflict and Cooperation Are Choices -- What Is a "Right"? -- The Equality of Differences -- Environmental Justice Is Predicated on Human Equality -- Perceived Resource Scarcity Accentuates Environmental Conflict -- Resource Overexploitation and the Fear of Imaginary Loss -- Conflict Is a Mistake -- Conflict Is Usually Based on the Misjudgment of Appearances -- Conflict Is Merely a Product of Our Mutual Choices -- River Basin -- Political Demarcations -- Water Conflicts and Cooperation Between Nations that Share Water Resources -- Water Conflicts and Cooperation Within a Nation -- Conflicts and Cooperation: You and Me -- Discussion Questions -- 3. Creating Meaningful Communication -- Introduction -- Exploring Complex Systems -- Exploring Group Interactions -- Stakeholder Engagement -- International Involvements -- Exploring Interpersonal Interactions -- Exploring Intrapersonal Interactions -- Discussion Questions. |
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4. The Global Commons and the Social Principles of Sustainability -- Human Population: A Matter of Gender Equality -- How the Commons Usufruct Law Arose -- The Precursor of Today's Environmental Conflicts -- Social Principles of Engagement in a Sustainable Society -- Social Principle 1: Sharing Life's Experiences Connects Us to One Another -- Social Principle 2: Cooperation and Coordination Are the Bedrock of Sustaining the Social-Environmental Commons -- Social Principle 3: The Art of Living Lies in How We Practice Relationships -- Social Principle 4: Success or Failure Lies in the Interpretation of an Event -- Social Principle 5: You See What You Look for and Focus On -- Social Principle 6: People Must Be Equally Informed If They Are to Function as a Truly Democratic Society -- Social Principle 7: We Must Consciously Limit Our "Wants" -- Social Principle 8: Every Decision Is the Author of a Never-Ending Story of Social-Environmental Outcomes for All Generations -- Social Principle 9: Simplicity Is the Key to Contentment, Adaptability, and Survival -- Social Principle 10: Marvel at the Abundance and Resilience of Earth -- Social Principle 11: Only Mobile Property Can Be Owned Outright -- Social Principle 12: Nature, Spirituality, and Human Well-Being Are Paramount -- Social Principle 13: Every Legal Citizen Deserves the Right to Vote -- Social Principle 14: We Must Choose-In That We Have No Choice -- Social Principle 15: We Change the World Simply Because We Exist -- Social Principle 16: We Must Kill to Live -- Social Principle 17: This Eternal, Present Moment Is All There Is -- Discussion Questions -- 5. The Biophysical Principles of Sustainability -- The Paradox of Life -- Air: The Breath of Life-And of Death -- Soil: The Great Placenta -- Water: A Captive of Gravity -- Biodiversity: The Variety of Life -- Sunlight: The Source of Global Energy. |
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The Waterbed Principle -- Understanding the Law of Cosmic Unification -- The Inviolable Biophysical Principles -- Biophysical Principle 1: Everything Is a Relationship -- Biophysical Principle 2: All Relationships Are Productive -- Biophysical Principle 3: The Only True Investment Is Energy from Sunlight -- Biophysical Principle 4: All Systems Are Defined by Their Functional Performance -- Biophysical Principle 5: All Relationships Result in a Transfer of Energy -- Biophysical Principle 6: All Relationships Are Self-Reinforcing Feedback Loops -- Biophysical Principle 7: All Relationships Have One or More Trade-offs -- Biophysical Principle 8: Change Is a Process of Eternal Becoming -- Biophysical Principle 9: All Relationships Are Irreversible -- Biophysical Principle 10: All Systems Are Based on Composition, Structure, and Function -- Biophysical Principle 11: All Systems Have Cumulative Effects, Lag Periods, and Thresholds -- Biophysical Principle 12: All Systems Are Cyclical, But None Is a Perfect Circle -- Biophysical Principle 13: Systemic Change Is Based on Self-Organized Criticality -- Biophysical Principle 14: Dynamic Disequilibrium Rules All Systems -- Discussion Questions -- 6. The Human Equation -- A Child's Gift -- We Take Our Family with Us -- Dysfunctional Family Dynamics Lead to Ongoing Destructive Conflict -- Homeostasis Is Designed to Hide Dysfunction -- Boundaries, the Silent Language -- Coping Mechanisms: Unconscious Thoughts that Manifest as Recognizable Behaviors -- Anger and Aggression -- Appraisal -- Defensiveness -- Denial -- Displacement -- Filters -- Projection -- Rationalization -- Repression -- Resistance -- Standards and Judgment -- Victimhood -- The Capacity for Rational Thought -- Everyone Is Right from Their Point of View -- Acceptance of Circumstances Offers the Choices of What Might Be -- Discussion Questions. |
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7. Communication, the Interpersonal Element -- Language as a Tool -- The Use of Silence in Communication -- The Need to Be Heard -- The Basic Elements of Communication -- Sender -- Symbols -- Receiver -- Changes in the Oxford Dictionary for Children -- Nature Deficit Disorder in Children -- Barriers to Communication -- Lack of a Common Experience or Frame of Reference -- Generalized Personality Traits -- Making Language Real -- Inability to Transfer Experiences from One Situation to Another -- Discussion Questions -- 8. Conflict Is a Learning Partnership -- A Mediator Is at All Times a Guest and a Leader Simultaneously -- Leadership Is the Art of Being a Servant -- Hidden Agendas -- Mediator -- Participant -- Rethinking the Use of "Consensus" -- Mediator as Teacher -- The Foundation of Learning -- How People Learn -- Factors Affecting Perception -- Insights -- Motivation -- The Fallacy of Rescuing -- A Mediator's Role in Participant Relationships -- Mediation Means Total Participation -- Detachment and Equanimity -- As a Mediator, You Must Be a Sieve, Not a Sponge -- As a Mediator, You Are the Keeper of Each Participant's Dignity -- Have a Beginner's Mind -- Being Oneself -- The Continual Learning Curve -- Not Knowing an Answer Is Okay -- Success or Failure Is the Interpretation of an Event -- Assisting Parties in Clarifying and Resolving Their Conflict -- When Potential Resolution Is in Violationof Public Policy or Law -- Discussion Questions -- Section II: The Legacy of Resolving Environmental Conflicts -- 9. Practicing Mediation of Conscience -- Compromise and the Point of Balance -- A Curriculum of Compassion and Justice -- Mediation as a Gift Is Free, But as a Trade Has a Cost -- Discussion Questions -- 10. Resolution: Destructive Conflict Transformed into a Shared Vision -- Who Are We as a Culture?. |
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What Legacy Do We Want to Leave Our Children? -- Vision, Goals, and Objectives -- What About the Children? -- Discussion Questions -- 11. Modifying Our Belief Systems Regarding Change -- Discussion Questions -- Appendix: Common and Scientific Names of Plants and Animals -- Index. |
| Note |
Unlimited number of concurrent users. UkHlHU |
| Alt author |
de Silva, Lynette.
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| ISBN |
9780429578076 (electronic bk.) |
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9781138498822 |
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