Crisis and Collaboration:

Environmental Decision-Making in a Rapidly Changing Landscape

A Series of Fireside Conversations 2009-2010

Cosponsored by the Environmental Studies Program, the Appropriate Dispute Resolution Center, and the Environmental and Natural Resources Law Program

*Wednesday, September 2nd at 4:30 p.m.
John Bonine, Law, "Crisis and Litigation: Environmental Lawlessness and the Public Interest Lawyer"

Wednesday, September 16th at 5:00 p.m.
Jennifer Reynolds, Law, "What Does (or Should) an Ombudsman Do? Reflecting on the Ombudsman Role in Environmental Dispute Resolution and Beyond"

Wednesday, September 30th at 5:00 p.m.
Svitlana Kravchenko, Law, "Public Participation in Environmental Decision Making: Crisis or Collaboration?"

Wednesday, October 21st at 5:00 p.m.
Jim Elliott, Sociology, "Environmental Consequences in Changing Urban Landscapes: Uncovering the Production and Conversion of Relict Industrial Waste Sites"

*Friday, November 6th at 8:00 a.m.
Lawrence Susskind, Urban and Environmental Planning, MIT, "Public Participation and Deliberative Democracy: What Works and What Doesn't"

Wednesday, November 18th at 5:00 p.m.
Richard Hildreth, Law, "Miracles of Climate Change Law"

Wednesday, January 20th at 5:00 p.m.
Peter Adler, The Keystone Center, "The Keys to the Kingdom: Getting Our Heads around Environmental Leadership"

Wednesday, February 10th at 5:00 p.m.
Aaron Wolf, Department of Geosciences, Oregon State University, "Spiritual Transformation and Lessons for Environmental Negotiations, or, Conflict, Cooperation, and Kabbalah"

Wednesday, March 3rd at 5:00 p.m.
Ron Mitchell, Political Science, "Changing the Trajectories of Population, Affluence, and Technology"

Wednesday, March 17th at 5:00 p.m.
David Frank, Clark Honors College, "Innovative Approaches to Territorial Conflicts: Using Principles of Riparian Conflict Management"

Wednesday, April 7th at 5:00 p.m.
Greg Wolf, National Policy Consensus Center, Portland State University, "Building an Infrastructure for Collaborative Governance"

Wednesday, April 21st at 5:00 p.m.
Mary Wood, Law, "How the International Law of Badminton Saved Endangered Species Habitat"

Held in the Lewis Lounge, on the 4th floor of the Knight Law School, this series of informal "Fireside Conversations" with UO Faculty is open to all members of the University Community.

Fireside Conversation Series 2007-2008
Fireside Conversation Series 2008-2009