NCJ Number
101533
Journal
Negotiation Journal Volume: 2 Issue: 2 Dated: (April 1986) Pages: 155-165
Date Published
1986
Length
11 pages
Annotation
Because of the large-scale, long-term, and complex nature of the issues in environmental disputes, a collaborative, rather than an adversarial, approach based on mutual understanding of the issue by both parties is needed.
Abstract
In reaching decisions about environmental issues, disputants should restrain their intuitive responses to the issues, collaborate in an attempt to understand the system involved before deciding what solutions are in their self-interest, and struggle with highly integrated and complex data overloads rather than emphasizing single-issue and highly focused conclusions. Dealing with such complexity will require tools appropriate for handling the large volumes of data and the interrelationships. One such tool is a collaboratively built computer model which has the potential to produce more satisfactory results than traditional forms of decisionmaking and dispute resolution. Once a higher level understanding of the problem has been achieved through the use of such a model, more traditional and adversarial bargaining strategies become appropriate. 2 notes and 2 references.