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RESEARCH ARTICLE: Creating Environmental Stakeholder Profiles: A Tool for Dispute Management

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 October 2005

Deborah F. Shmueli  and
Michal Ben Gal
Deborah F. Shmueli
Affiliation:
Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, University of Haifa, Mount Carmel, Haifa, Israel
Michal Ben Gal
Affiliation:
Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, University of Haifa, Mount Carmel, Haifa, Israel
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Abstract

In Israel, the same governmental bodies and environmental organizations appear repeatedly as environmental disputants. Irrespective of the conflict, they usually hold consistent perspectives and positions. This research offers a methodology for identifying values frames and creating stakeholder profiles to assist negotiators and disputants in finding common ground or trade-offs in resolving disputes. The profiles enable stakeholders to couch their interests and arguments in language (or frames) understandable to other stakeholders. They enable interveners to steer discussions toward trade-offs or reframing of issues. The research is based on interviews with 160 stakeholders in nine Israeli environmental disputes at national, regional, and local levels.

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FEATURES & REVIEWS
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Environmental Practice , Volume 7 , Issue 3 , September 2005 , pp. 165 - 175
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© 2005 National Association of Environmental Professionals

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