Tzoumis, K A (1992) The role of public involvement in managing political conflict: A comparative case study of public involvement activities in siting low-level radioactive waste disposal facilities. PhD thesis, Texas A&M University, USA.
Abstract
A model of political conflict based on the components of scope, intensity and visibility is used to rank the degree of conflict for states hosting a low-level radioactive waste facility in the United States. Data were gathered from sixty-five telephone interviews and comparisons made with ten national experts. Public involvement and compensation packages (reviewed in Chapter IV) to be potential conflict management tools for practitioners. The role of the governor and the complexity of the siting process are two additional factors that are important in escalating a conflict. Technical factors of complexity and source of the waste along with the past performance of the company handling the facility have no link to conflict. Conflict escalation is proposed as a means towards understanding the agenda-building process.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Doctoral) |
|---|---|
| Thesis advisor: | Jones, B D |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | United States; building process; case study; complexity; conflict management; waste disposal |
| Index terms: | complexity, conflict management, package, building process, waste disposal, United States, compensation, practitioner, case study, interview |
| Subjects: | building construction, practitioner, environmental engineering, contractual arrangements, dispute resolution, Geography, conflict resolution, systems engineering, data collection methods |
| Topics: | Stakeholder Management, Research Practice, Legal Issues, Engineering Principles, Roles and Professions, Site Management, Sustainability, Procurement, Geographical Context |
| Descriptive scope: | 3 PCE |
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