Environmental Dispute Resolution

The Environmental Dispute Resolution course is taught as a course in the negotiation and mediation of natural resources and environmental disputes. The course utilizes the business school model case study approach, rather than the traditional law school case method. No judicial opinions are required reading. The course is useful for students aspiring to a variety of practices: the environmental advocate; the developer; the government official charged with the making of natural resources permit decisions; the elected official; the land-use attorney; the property, personal injury, and real estate lawyer; and the general practitioner.

The Environmental Dispute Resolution course is not a “how to” course - go-get-em, Tiger! The course involves the systematic analysis of natural resources and environmental disputes in order to remove barriers to negotiated settlement. A matrix is developed for the analysis of any given conflict.