Conflict and resource development
department or school: Applied Science, Faculty of
department or school: Community and Regional Planning (SCARP), School of
data provider: DSpace
degree campus: UBCV
creator: McKellar, Richard David
issued: 2010-04-21T19:20:37Z
issued: 1983
related degree: Master of Science in Planning - MSc (Plan)
degree grantor: University of British Columbia
description: Interorganisational conflict is common when public resources are developed for the benefit of identifiable private interest groups. In many instances it is not advisable or possible to avoid such conflict, but rather the conflict situation should be addressed and if possible managed to avoid environmentally, economically or socially destructive outcomes. In this thesis I discuss how conflict might be addressed in resource development planning, specifically using the context of the route selection and site design levels of planning for linear transportation corridors in wilderness areas. First I trace the planning and implementation histories of three corridors to determine the "foci" and outcomes of conflict in these instances. Then, using a systems approach to planning and decision-making, I determine those aspects of the planning and decision-making system which generated the conflict foci and which were therefore inappropriate or suboptimal. From this I suggest ways by which the system might be improved. Thereafter I review some of the recent conflict management literature and propose a conflict management model having the following elements: i) use of a mediating agency with the authority to require involvement in the planning process but without the authority to impose a plan or solution; ii) involvement of representatives of all major interest groups; iii) analysis of the situation into its cognitive, interest and value components, and analysis and discussion of these components; and iv) having a means of overcoming well-defined deadlocks in the process in a manner that' is appropriate in a democratic society. These elements are substantially similar to the suggestions for improvements to the planning and decision-making system made earlier. Next I review in detail the involvement of different organisations in the planning process for one of the corridors previously studied, and compare it with the conflict management model: i) no mediating agency with the aut…
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note: CONFLICT AND RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT by RICHARD DAVID MCKELLAR B . S c , Murdoch U n i v e r s i t y ( A u s t r a l i a ) , 1979 A THESIS SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF SCIENCE i n THE FACULTY OF GRADUATE STUDIES S c h o o l Of Community And R e g i o n a l P l a n n i n g We ac c e p t t h i s t h e s i s as co n f o r m i n g t o the r e q u i r e d s t a n d a r d THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA January 1983 © R i c h a r d D a v i d M c K e l l a r , 1 983 In p r e s e n t i n g t h i s t h e s i s i n p a r t i a l f u l f i l m e n t of the r e q u i r e m e n t s f o r an advanced degree a t the U n i v e r s i t y of B r i t i s h C olumbia, I agree t h a t the L i b r a r y s h a l l make i t f r e e l y a v a i l a b l e f o r - r e f e r e n c e and s t u d y . I f u r t h e r agree t h a t p e r m i s s i o n f o r e x t e n s i v e c o p y i n g of t h i s t h e s i s f o r s c h o l a r l y purposes may be g r a n t e d by the Head of my Department or by h i s or her r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s . I t i s u n d e r s t o o d t h a t c o p y i n g or p u b l i c a t i o n of t h i s t h e s i s f o r f i n a n c i a l g a i n s h a l l not be a l l o w e d w i t h o u t my w r i t t e n p e r m i s s i o n . Department of Community And R e g i o n a l P l a n n i n g The U n i v e r s i t y of B r i t i s h Columbia 2075 Wesbrook P l a c e Vancouver, Canada V6T 1W5 Date: ** J a n u a r y , 1983 i i A b s t r a c t . I n t e r o r g a n i s a t i o n a l c o n f l i c t i s common when p u b l i c r e s o u r c e s a r e de v e l o p e d f o r the b e n e f i t of i d e n t i f i a b l e p r i v a t e i n t e r e s t groups. In many i n s t a n c e s i t i s not a d v i s a b l e or p o s s i b l e t o a v o i d such c o n f l i c t , but r a t h e r the c o n f l i c t s i t u a t i o n s h o u l d be a d d r e s s e d and i f p o s s i b l e managed t o a v o i d e n v i r o n m e n t a l l y , e c o n…
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is shown at: 10.14288/1.0042372
language: eng
degree discipline: Planning
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scholar level: Graduate
type: Text
identifier URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2429/23977