Negotiating Environmental Agreements: How to Avoid Escalating Confrontation Needless Costs and Unnecessary Litigation

by Paul F. Levy, Lawrence E. Susskind, Jennifer Thomas-Larmer, et al.

Book Overview

When business leaders, government officials, and other stakeholders come to the table in an environmental, health, or safety dispute, acrimony often results, leading to expensive and time-consuming litigation. Not only does this waste precious resources, but rarely does the process produce the best outcome for any of the parties involved.

For the past five years, the authors of this volume have conducted semi-annual seminars at the Massachussetts...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1559636335
• ISBN13: 9781559636339
• Release Date: December 1999
• Publisher: Island Press
• Length: 346 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.0" x 10.0"