building civic capacity to resolve environmental conflicts

• Published in: Environmental practice Vol. 5; no. 3; pp. 265 - 272
• Main Authors: elliott, michael, kaufman, sanda
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, USA Cambridge University Press 01.09.2003; Taylor & Francis; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Documents; Environmental conflicts; Interest groups; Socioeconomics
• ISSN: 1466-0466; 1466-0474
• DOI: 10.1017/S146604660303566X

imagine two cities similar in many respects—size, socio–economic status, location—faced with an environmental challenge. in one city, a fractious battle is observed among interest groups, while in the other, parties seem very effective at engaging in deliberations that yield possible solutions to the challenge. all else being similar, the difference might be the level of civic capacity in the two cities. this civic capacity is the focus of this article.