Beyond Consensus: Improving Collaborative Planning and Management: Associate Professor Richard Margerum

From the Great Barrier Reef to the wilds of Wisconsin, the emphasis is on decision-making that works . Reaching consensus may be a popular goal, but all too often collaborative efforts fall short of execution. A new book by UO Associate Professor Richard Margerum uses data from more than sixty case studies to walk readers through the factors that support effective collaboration. The cases, which include successes and failures, are drawn from a range of topic areas, including natural resources, land use, and transportation.

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