Archives by Tag 'Louisiana'

A New CONCUR White Paper - Some Observations from Our Mediated Cases: How Organizations and Relationships Can Transform to Implement New Environmental Policies

To document and learn from the variety of cases we facilitate and mediate, we at CONCUR regularly publish working papers, journal articles, and book chapters, as well as speak as conference presenters and guest lecturers.
CONCUR’s newest Working Paper collects personal reflections of Principals John Gamman and Scott McCreary, drawn from 20 years of mediating complex [...]

The Louisiana Statewide Comparative Risk Project (1991)

In late 1991, CONCUR completed the successful mediation of the Louisiana Comparative Risk Project, a major accord to improve management of the state’s environment. Representatives of 12 state agencies and over 30 interest groups, including the chemical and oil industries, environmentalists, fish and wildlife interests, labor and community activists, as well as federal agencies, signed [...]

Socio-Economic Impacts of Oil and Gas Development Research Agenda and Minerals Management Service/University Of New Orleans (1992)

CONCUR conducted an intensive facilitated workshop to devise and rank a series proposals to evaluate socioeconomic and environmental effects of oil and gas leasing on Gulf States. The workshop brought together 30 of the top social scientists in the nation. CONCUR worked directly with BLM program managers and senior faculty of Louisiana State University on [...]