Archives by Tag 'joint fact-finding'

CALFED: Supporting Ecosystem Restoration (1997-2000)

CONCUR worked with the CALFED Bay-Delta Program on two separate occasions to foster the broadly supported development and implementation of the Ecosystem Restoration Program (ERP), one of the largest environmental planning initiatives ever undertaken in North America.
In 1997, CONCUR helped design and facilitate the Independent Review Panel on Ecosystem Restoration, which critically reviewed the draft [...]

Using Independent Scientific Review to Strengthen Public Participation in Environmental Decision-Making in the Pacific Rim (2001)

Scott McCreary presented at the Third Conference on Participatory Design and Planning for the Pacific Rim Ching-Be, Matzu Island, Taiwan, May 28-30, 2001. This publication in the conference proceedings discusses how the rapid pace of economic growth and urbanization in the Pacific Rim has led to a growing strain upon ecological and cultural [...]

Lower American River Flood Control Task Force, Sacramento, California (1994-1999)

CONCUR designed and facilitated a negotiated dialogue between 34 interest groups that comprise the Lower American River Task Force, charged with developing a flood control plan for this federally recognized Wild and Scenic river, needed to protect the residents and $6 billion of property in Sacramento, the State Capitol. This ground-breaking plan integrates flood control [...]

South Orange County Infrastructure Improvement Project (SOCTIIP) (1999-2000)

CONCUR designed and carried out a mediation process with local, state and federal agencies in support of a decision making process to provide greater transportation capacity in South Orange County, California. A toll road has been planned for several years to alleviate congestion on Interstate 5, a major commuter route in the rapidly developing South [...]

Israel Workshop on Environmental Dispute Resolution (1999)

In January 1999, CONCUR Principal Scott McCreary joined a team of international experts as a presenter and facilitator at the first-ever national conference on Environmental Dispute Resolution in Israel. The workshop, sponsored by the Neiman Center at Technion University in Haiffa (Yona Shamir, Director) was convened at the Maale Hahamisha Kibbutz Guesthouse, just outside of [...]

Seminar on Public Participation in Democratic Design for the Pacific Rim (1999)

CONCUR Principal Scott McCreary participated as one of a group of 30 scholars and practitioners from the U.S., Japan, Taiwan, and Hong Kong engaged in ongoing cross-cultural dialogue examining ways to strengthen democratic design making in the Pacific Rim. The second annual conference took place in Saitama, Japan. Participants included academics from UC Berkeley and [...]

Briefings for USAID (1990-1991)

Principal John Gamman lead a series briefings for senior US AID officials, building on the work of his dissertation research examining the relationship between consensus building techniques and the support of sustainable development policies and natural resource policy reforms.   Results were tied to USAID projects on implementing policy change and environmental training programs.