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Public participation in environmental policy
Beteiligungsverfahren in der Umweltpolitik
Last Updated: 2026-02-05 14:56:34
Abstract
This course is intended to demonstrate how environmental decisions can be optimized and conflicts better dealt with using new forms of participation.
Objective
Vermittlung eines vertieften Verständnisses von Theorie und Praxis innovativer Verhandlungsverfahren zur Schlichtung von Umweltkonflikten.
Content
- Learning basis in conflict theory Develop comprehension of social responses to environmental conflicts - Recognize the most important participative techniques and their ranges - Develop concepts for doing and evaluating participation techniques - Train communicative skills (presentation, moderation, discussion design, negotiation) - Leraning from case studies
Resources
Lecture Notes
A reader can be bought at part of the cost to accompany the course.
Literature
- Claus, F., Wiedemann, P. (1994). Umweltkonflikte. Vermittlungsverfahren zu ihrer Lösung. Praxisberichte. Taunusstein: Eberhard Blottner Verlag. - Gassner, H., Holznagel, B., Lahl, U. (1992). Mediation. Verhandlungen als Mittel der Konsensfindung bei Umweltstreitigkeiten. Bonn: Economica Verlag. - Knöpfel, P., Weidner, H. (1995). Lösung von Umweltkonflikten durch Verhandlung. Ökologie & Gesellschaft Band 10. Basel: Helbing und Lichtenhahn. - Renn, O., Webler, T., Wiedenmann, P. (1995). Fairness and Competence in Citizen Participation. Evaluating Models for Environmental Discourse. Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers. - Renn, O., Kastenholz, H., Schild, P., Wilhelm (1998). Abfallpolitik im kooperativen Diskurs. Zürich: vdf.
General Information
- Language
- German
- Frequency
- Yearly recurring
Examination
- Type
- ungraded semester performance
Course Components
| Type | Title | Time & Place | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| lecture with exercise | Beteiligungsverfahren in der Umweltpolitik |
|
2 h weekly |