Conflict Resolution and Negotiation Tools for Cultural and Natural Resource Projects
Faculty
Tanya Denckla Cobb, senior associate, University of Virginia Institute for Environmental Negotiation; certified mediator working with community and environmental issues, including facility siting, land use planning, natural resource protection, and heritage preservation
Guest speaker
Seminar Overview
Laws and regulations related to cultural and natural resources often require participatory processes that can be mired in conflict and misunderstanding. Projects frequently can be more effectively navigated when stakeholders use collaborative processes to identify and resolve problems during consultation. Learn how to design and manage a collaborative process and how to use a range of tools associated with negotiation and consensus building through participatory role-plays, interactive exercises, and case studies
Evaluation Comments
“[The instructor] offered clear renditions of basic concepts along with meaningful and useful conflict resolution materials/tools.”
“[I] came in with no prior experience, so this brought me up to a functional/professional level with room to reach more expertise.”
“I learned a number of techniques for structuring the process of conflict resolution that I think will be very helpful.”
“It was more interesting and fun than I thought it could be. [As] a student … I was [still] able to participate and understand as well as the professionals.”
“This is one of the best seminars I’ve attended. A lot of useful and practical information.”
“Although I am a trained mediator, I still learned a lot. In fact, I found this kind of mediation [to be] a new ‘ball game.’”
Participants
Agency, industry, consulting firm, and nonprofit decisionmakers, cultural and natural resource project managers, and public involvement managers.
Locations and Dates
- San Simeon, CA
March 5-7, 2008
in cooperation with
Hearst Castle®, California State Parks
and the University of Virginia,
Institute for Environmental Negotiation
- Madison, WI
April 15-17, 2008
in cooperation with the University of Virginia,
Institute for Environmental Negotiation and
The Wisconsin Historical Society
- Baton Rouge, LA
October 21-23, 2008
in cooperation with the Foundation for Historical Louisiana
and the University of Virginia,
Institute for Environmental Negotiation
Cost (see Register for more information)
$525 (6-week advance registration); $575 (regular registration)
On-site and Customized Training
NPI offers this seminar as an on-site or customized seminar to meet specific organizational needs. Seminars can be tailored to create single- or multiple-day workshops at a location and time convenient to the sponsor. Contact NPI at 703.765.0100 or info@npi.org for further information.