Value creation in water allocation negotiations : lessons from the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River and Lower Colorado River Basins
Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 2012.
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| author | Solis, Miriam |
| author2 | Lawrence E. Susskind. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/738262019-04-10T07:15:35Z Value creation in water allocation negotiations : lessons from the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River and Lower Colorado River Basins Solis, Miriam Lawrence E. Susskind. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning. Urban Studies and Planning. Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 2012. Cataloged from PDF version of thesis. Includes bibliographical references (p. 62-72). Intense water disputes in the United States are being caused by new and conflicting demands from many quarters and changes in water availability that appear to be caused by climate change. Projections of heightened water conflict signify the need to understand the best methods of resolving these disputes. The published literature on negotiation suggests that parties are more likely to develop sustainable agreements and cooperative relationships through an integrative approach to negotiation. In these instances, negotiators work to understand each other's interests to jointly create and distribute value. This thesis examines the role of value creation in water allocation negotiations to determine if and how it enables agreement. Water allocation negotiations in the Lower Colorado River and Apalachicola-Flint- River Basins are compared; an agreement was reached in the first case but not the second. My findings support the hypothesis that value creation enables agreement; they also suggest that even when value is created, its allocation may prevent agreement among parties. Findings are used to deduce a broader set of lessons associated with value creation and the benefits of an integrative approach to negotiating water allocations. by Miriam Solis. M.C.P. 2012-10-10T15:49:06Z 2012-10-10T15:49:06Z 2012 2012 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/73826 811404555 eng M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 72 p. application/pdf n-us-ga n-us-co Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| spellingShingle | Urban Studies and Planning. Solis, Miriam Value creation in water allocation negotiations : lessons from the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River and Lower Colorado River Basins |
| title | Value creation in water allocation negotiations : lessons from the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River and Lower Colorado River Basins |
| title_full | Value creation in water allocation negotiations : lessons from the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River and Lower Colorado River Basins |
| title_fullStr | Value creation in water allocation negotiations : lessons from the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River and Lower Colorado River Basins |
| title_full_unstemmed | Value creation in water allocation negotiations : lessons from the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River and Lower Colorado River Basins |
| title_short | Value creation in water allocation negotiations : lessons from the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River and Lower Colorado River Basins |
| title_sort | value creation in water allocation negotiations lessons from the apalachicola chattahoochee flint river and lower colorado river basins |
| topic | Urban Studies and Planning. |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/73826 |
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