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True progress toward an ecologically sound environment and a socially just culture will be initially expensive in money and effort. The longer we wait, however, the more disastrous the environmental condition will become, the more disputes will arise as a result of our declining quality of life, and the more expensive and difficult the necessary social changes will be. The second edition of a bestseller, Resolving Environmental Conflicts demonstrates how to practice the type of conflict resolution that not only settles a dispute but also heals the people. Once the consultants and mediators leave, the work must go on. This second edition covers the basic transformative concepts vital for resolving environmental conflicts. It includes discussions of the inviolate biophysical principles, how the English language is changing, as well as the critical principles of social behavior. It also examines new dynamics in making decisions along with the effects of the younger generations shifting their interests from nature-oriented interest to technologically oriented interests and their subsequent lack of understanding the importance of the natural environment to a sustainable society.No biological shortcuts, technological quick fixes, or political rhetoric can mend what is broken. Dramatic, fundamental change is necessary if we are really concerned with bettering the quality of life. It is not a question of can we change or can't we, but one of will we change or won't we. Change is a choice, a choice of individuals reflected in the collective of society and mirrored in the landscape throughout the generations. Considerably more than a "how to" directive, this book examines the "whys" of the mediation process and broadens the knowledge base by providing the philosophical underpinnings of "a new environmental responsibility."
Contents
IntroductionApproaches to MediationMediation at the CrossroadsA Brief Look at the Mediation Process We Practice ItConflict is a ChoiceWhat Is A "Right"?The Equality of DifferencesEnvironmental Justice Is Predicated On Human EqualityPerceived Resource Scarcity Accentuates Environmental ConflictResource Overexploitation: A Matter of Perceived LossConflict is a MistakeConflict is Usually Based on the Misjudgment of AppearancesBiophysical Principles of SustainabilityThe Waterbed PrincipleUnderstanding the Law of Cosmic UnificationThe Inviolate Biophysical PrinciplesSocial Principles of SustainabilityThe Paradox of LifeAir: The Breath of Life-And Of DeathSoil: The Great PlacentaWater: A Captive of GravityBiodiversity: The Variety of LifeSunlight: The Source of Global EnergyHuman Population: A Matter of Gender EqualityHow the Commons Usufruct Law AroseThe Precursor of Today's Environmental ConflictsSocial Principles of Engagement in a Sustainable SocietyThe Human EquationA Child's GiftWe Take Our Family With UsDysfunctional Family Dynamics Lead To Ongoing DestructiveConflictHomeostasis Is Designed To Hide DysfunctionBoundaries, The Silent LanguageCoping Mechanisms: Unconscious Thoughts That Manifest As Regonizable BehaviorsThe Capacity For Rational ThoughtEveryone Is Right From Their Point of ViewAcceptance of Circumstances Offers the Choices of What Might BeCommunication: The Interpersonal ElementLanguage as a ToolThe Use of Silence In CommunicationThe Need to Be HeardThe Basic Elements of CommunicationChanges in the Children's Oxford DictionaryNature Deficit Disorder in ChildrenBarriers to CommunicationInability to Transfer Experiences from One Situation to AnotherThe Process Is The DecisionFaith in the Process is Belief in the OutcomeThe Primacy of ProcessPerception is Truth; Facts Are RelativeReframing the IssueConflict Is a Learning PartnershipA Mediator Is At All Times a Guest And A Leader SimultaneouslyThe Fallacy of RescuingA Mediator's Role in Participant RelationshipsMediation Means Total ParticipationDetachment and EquanimityAs A Mediator, You Must Be A Sieve, Not A SpongeAs A Mediator, You Are The Keeper Of Each Participant's DignityHave A Beginner's MindBeing OneselfThe Continual Learning CurvePracticing the Mediation of ConscienceCompromise and the Point of BalanceA Curriculum of Compassion and JusticeMediation as a Gift is Free, But as a Trade Has a CostResolution: Social-Environmental Conflict Brought To A Shared VisionWho Are We As A Culture?What Legacy Do We Want To Leave Our Children?Vision, Goals, and ObjectivesModifying Our Belief Systems Regarding Change
