INTEGRATIVE NEGOTIATION FOR SUSTAINABLE WATER MANAGEMENT

Integrative Negotiation for Sustainable Water Management.Sustainable water management relies on efficient negotiation among stakeholders. Theimportance of the water on all the aspect of the lives and activities of people – private,economic, social etc – and the complexity of the problems related to...

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Main Authors: D. C. PETRESCU, D. M. GAVRILETEA, I. V. PETRESCU-MAG
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cluj University Press 2011-03-01
Series:Aerul şi Apa: Componente ale Mediului
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Online Access:http://aerapa.conference.ubbcluj.ro/2011/PDF/CrinaPetrescu.pdf
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Summary:Integrative Negotiation for Sustainable Water Management.Sustainable water management relies on efficient negotiation among stakeholders. Theimportance of the water on all the aspect of the lives and activities of people – private,economic, social etc – and the complexity of the problems related to it require carefullyplanned negotiated agreements over water. Imposed solutions may determine peoplenot to comply and to make the water resources overused, polluted and degraded.Instead, negotiated decisions among the stakeholders with interests in water issuesstrengthen the quality of the agreements, of the commitment on complying with themand of the practical implementation. The paper focuses on the relationship between theskills to design, facilitate and participate in multi-stakeholder negotiations, to conductthem according to a win-win strategy and the objective of reaching fair, effective andsustainable solutions and thus improving water management.
ISSN:2067-743X