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Environmental conflict and decision-making: the case of hydroelectric power
No full textAs management of the environment becomes more complex and the number of potentially conflicting issues to be balanced expands, there will be increasing and more intense debates about the course(s) of action(s) to be taken. Navigation of conflict determines trade-offs established and decisions taken, and will become progressively important, as the need to unify incompatible uses grows. Both definition and management of environmental conflict is ambiguous, lacking in understanding and mechanisms to effectively handle disputes. Interdisciplinary consideration of conflict highlights its potential to yield functional and dysfunctional aspects, recognising dispute is not inherently negative. Framing environmental debates as conflict situations may yield substantial management benefits.Using case studies (UK), this research identifies the impact of stakeholder conflict on achieving sustainable decision-making, and, seeks to develop conceptual tools to aid exploration of disputes, using the issue of hydropower development. Growing environment awareness has simultaneously emphasised the benefits of hydroelectric power and its environmental costs. In a changing policy climate, where renewable energy generation potential and environmental protection are needed, conflict between stakeholders is considerable. To meet practitioner’s needs, an understanding of conflict is needed.Findings highlight the existence and nature of stakeholder conflict. Environmental conflict is epitomized by: parameters of the problem, characteristics of the stakeholders and dispute process. Conflict is recognised as a platform for expression which may yield functional or dysfunctional consequences for decision-making. The impact of the individual is significant; variables such as perceptions, behaviours and personalities, alongside facets of the problem, characterise disputes. Assessment of conflict at a range of spatial and temporal scales, established capacity for escalation, stagnation and the development of impasses, each with differential impacts on decision-making.A conceptual framework illustrating the impact of conflict on decision-making, and role in the facilitation of change is generated. Conflict is recognised as a critical management point for facilitating sustainable decisions. From a management perspective, it is important to manage conflict at this critical point to achieve the best decision. This research outlines an alternative approach to the conceptualisation and management of environmental conflict, and highlights the significant impact of the individuals involved. The identification, application and further development of methodologies have yielded a number of conceptual tools for conflict management. Recognising the important role of conflict as a mechanism for change may be crucial for the future of environmental management
Letter from Arnold L. Hart of the Manchester Guardian to William Ward Watkin, March 27, 1912
No full textLetter from Arnold L. Hart to William Ward Watkin thanking him for his help while he was in Houston
Letter from William Ward Watkin to Trustees of the Rice Institute, October 5, 1927
No full textCarbon copy of letter, informing Trustee of the instrument signed by Messrs. W. L. Clayton, E.L. Neville, Wyatt C. Hedrick, Geo. S. Cohen, F.A. Heitmann, Alfred C. Finn, Cleveland Sewall and William Ward Watkin to set up the traveling scholarship in architecture at the Rice Institute
College of Industrial Arts, Denton, Texas, letter from L. H. Hubbard, to William Ward Watkin dated November 29, 1927
No full textLetter from L.H. Hubbard, President of College of Industrial Arts, Denton, Texas, to architect William Ward Watkin, dated November 29, 1927, regarding a drawing for a new dormitor
Letter from William Ward Watkin to architects Cram and Ferguson regarding Houston Public Library, January 13, 1923
No full textCarbon copy of letter from William Ward Watkin and L.A. Glover to Cram & Ferguson regarding financial arrangements for Watkin's designs for the Houston Public Library building now known as the Julia Ideson Building in downtown Houston
Penrith Park, East Penrith [cartographic material] : comprising 175 lots, nearly two miles railway frontage!! : for auction sale on the Estate, on Saturday 28th October 1882 at 2.30 p.m. /
No full textSales plan for land in the suburb of Kingswood in Sydney, New South Wales, bounded by Richmond Road, Joseph Street, Parramatta Road, Walter Street, Park Avenue, Morley Avenue, Henry Street, George Street, French Street and the Great Western Railway.; "L. A. Curtis, licensed surveyor, 30 Arcade, Sydney."; "Torrens title."; "Special train leaves Redfern on day of sale at 1.35 p.m. Tickets on application at auctioneers' offices, 281 Pitt Street."; "Popular terms- 3 per lot deposit, balance by 8 equal quarterly payments, with interest at 6 per cent. on the quarterly balance. 5 per cent. discount if cash paid within 7 days. 2 1/2 per cent. if paid within 28 days."; "No interest charged if paid within first quarter."; Also available in an electronic version via the internet at: http://nla.gov.au/nla.map-lfsp2097. Inset: Local sketch
Gough Town [cartographic material] : to be sold by auction on the Estate on Saturday April 9th. at 3 p.m. /
No full textSales plan for land in the suburb of Merrylands in Sydney, bordered by Lucas Street, Park Road, Henson Street, Price Street, James Street, Morris Street, Matthew Street, Roseby Street, Creer Street, Harcus Street, Wright Street, Mason Street, Davies Street, and Kings Road.; In red text on side of map: Postponed to Saturday, April 16th at 3 p.m.; "Torrens title - popular terms".; "2/6 in the L deposit balance by 14 monthly payments of 1/3 in the L without interest".; "Special train arrangements".; "Dawson & Stephen, Surveyors, 139 Pitt St."; Also available in an electronic version via the internet at: http://nla.gov.au/nla.map-lfsp1517. Inset: Local sketch
Mount Druitt, Garfield, Temperance Town [cartographic material] : to be sold by auction on the Estate Wednesday Nov. 9th 1881 /
No full textSales plan for land in the suburb of Mount Druitt in Sydney bounded by Ropes Creek Road, Station Street, Mount Druitt Road, Norfolk Street, Chester Street and Durham Street.; "Torrens title."; "Popular terms: 2/6 in the L. deposit balance by 14 monthly of 1/3 in the L without interest."; "Special train arrangements."; In centre right: Dawson & Stephen, surveyors 139 Pitt St.; Also available in an electronic version via the internet at: http://nla.gov.au/nla.map-lfsp1676.Garfield, Temperance Tow
Kogarah Park, Kogarah [cartographic material] /
No full textSales plan for land bounded by President Avenue, Rocky Point Road, and Moore, French and Mitchell Streets, Kogarah, New South Wales.; "Torrens' title".; "Terms: for lots re-subdivided, 5 per lot deposit, and the balance by 36 monthly instalments. Interest, 6 per cent."; Oriented with north to right.; Also available in an electronic version via the internet at: http://nla.gov.au/nla.map-lfsp1222
Railway Station Estate, Rockdale [cartographic material] : sell by public auction on the ground on Saturday, Nov. 22, 1902 at 3 p.m. sharp /
No full textSales plan for land in the suburb of Rockdale in Sydney, bounded by Harrow Road, King Edward Street, Rawson Street, Alexandra Parade, Hegarty Street, The Avenue and Rocky Point Road.; Includes text.; "H. Wolstenholme, solicitor to the Estate, Rowe St."; "L.A. Curtis, licd. surveyor under R.P. Act, Vickery's Chambers, 84 Pitt Street."; North is oriented to the right.; Also available in an electronic version via the internet at: http://nla.gov.au/nla.map-lfsp2362; Library's copy is annotated in parts
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