Mediation

Better Environmental Policy Studies Ravi K. Jain and Andrew O. Martyniuk
January, 2001
Negotiating Environmental Agreements Paul F. Levy and Jennifer Thomas-Larmer
January, 2000
Informed Consent in Public Sector Dispute Resolution
February, 2008
Dispute Resolution Magazine

Informed consent is a basic premise of civil society. However, the notion of informed consent in the multi-party, political arena of public sector mediation is challenging for several reasons.

Fire Island National Seashore Off-Road Driving Negotiated Rulemaking

In August 2003, with the help of CBI, the Fire Island Off-Road Driving Regulation Negotiating Committee reached consensus on an agreement to guide the drafting of new off-road driving regulations.

Considering Mediation in Environmental Justice Cases

CBI and Justice and Sustainability Associates have sought to prepare trainings and case studies that can benefit those seeking environmental justice across the U.S.

CBI Practitioners
Lawrence Susskind
Mediator as Juror: A Day in Middlesex County Superior Court

In 1215, King John encoded juries into English common law by approving Article 39 of the Magna Carta, which ensures that "no freemen shall be taken or imprisoned…except by the lawful judgment

Massachusetts Military Reservation - Cleaning Up Upper Cape Cod’s Sole Source Aquifer

Since 1996, the Consensus Building Institute and Environmental Mediation Services (EMS), have assisted in the cleanup of Massachusetts Military Reservation, one of the largest Superfund sites in the country.

CBI Practitioners
Patrick Field

Lawrence Susskind

Lawrence Susskind

Lawrence Susskind is Ford Professor of Urban and Environmental Planning at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Michele Ferenz

Michele Ferenz

Michele Ferenz is currently a Senior Associate at the Consensus Building Institute, where she has focused on the development and implementation of consensus processes in Israel and the Palestinian Territories.

Juliana Birkhoff

Juliana Birkhoff

Juliana Birkhoff, a Senior Mediator at CBI, is an experienced mediator, facilitator, dispute resolution trainer, and scholar.