Overcoming Obstacles in Environmental Policymaking

John K. Gamman is Principal of CONCUR, Collaborative for Environmental Analysis and Conflict Resolution, in Santa Cruz and Berkeley, California.

• ForewordPrefaceAcknowledgmentsAbbreviations and Acronyms1. Environmental Policy Implementation: The Nature of the Problem and Some Difficult Questions2. An Introduction to the Failures and Complexities of Environmental Policies3. Interest Groups and the Politics of Exclusion4. The Impact of Cultural Differences5. The Importance of Economic Conditions6. Development Assistance Agencies7. Suggestions for Strengthening Environmental Policy ImplementationAppendix: Resources and MethodsNotesBibliographyIndex

"In Overcoming Obstacles John Gamman demonstrates quite nicely that the consensus-building techniques gaining popularity in the United States are equally valid in the developing world. We will never operationalize the concept of sustainability if we do not follow Gamman's advice and establish new political partnerships." — Lawrence Susskind"Overcoming Obstacles in Environmental Policymaking deserves the attention of everyone concerned with implementing Agenda 21, ratified during the Earth Summit. It is a much needed contribution to the debate on achieving environmentally sustainable development, as it offers practical prescriptions for negotiation and decision making that have demonstrably worked." — Lynton K. Caldwell"The subject matter is of the utmost urgency. No other work provides the insights and methodological solutions this provides. It will be of interest to practitioners involved in contemporary development as well as academics in fields such as international relations, political science, public administration, rural sociology, and environmental studies." — Janet M. Chernela