Michael Elliott is Associate Professor of City Planning and Public Policy, Co-director of the Southeast Negotiation Network, and Director of the Public Policy Program, Consortium on Negotiation and Conflict Resolution at the Georgia Institute of Technology.
Despite a vast amount of effort and expertise devoted to them, many environmental conflicts have remained mired in controversy, stubbornly defying resolution. Why can some environmental problems be resolved in one locale but remain contentious in another, often carrying on for decades?