Dept. of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning                  PLAN 620 – Spring 2009

 

Texas A&M University                                                               Professor Samuel Brody

Prerequisites: Graduate standing                                            sbrody@archone.tamu.edu

Mon./Weds. 11:00 p.m. – 12:30 p.m.                                                    C-104A Langford

Langford A, Rm. 303                                                                                          458-4623

Office hours: Tues. 2:00-3:00; Weds. 2:30 – 3:30

                                                                                   

 

PLAN 620 Dispute Resolution in PLANNING

 

Course Description

 

This is a course for graduate students interested in building their skills in negotiation and bargaining for the resolution of environmental and development disputes.  The course will cover the principles of conflict management, negotiation, and collaboration, and then apply these principles to actual disputes.  Students will develop their skills through participation in several dispute resolution exercises. 

 

Course Objectives

 

  • To understand the principles and practices of dispute resolution and conflict management applied to environmental and land use planning;
  • To be able to identify, analyze, and resolve disputes stemming from development and environmental activities;
  • To gain experience in resolving disputes and managing conflicts through in-class simulations.

 

Course Requirements

 

The format for the course will be reading intensive and discussion based.  Class sessions will include the following components: 1) lecture and discussion on principles and practices; 2) case study analysis; and 3) dispute resolution simulations (or debriefing of simulation).  Students will be expected to apply their own knowledge and specializations to resolving land use and environmental disputes from a range of perspectives.  Several problem papers will be assigned that ask students to apply the concepts presented throughout the course to actual conflicts.  A final paper will require students to identify specific dispute of their choice and draft a case history analyzing the conflict, consensus-based process, and resolution (if applicable).

 

Specific course requirements are as follows:

 

  1. Class participation: students will be expected to attend class regularly and contribute to class discussions that critically evaluate readings and case studies.  Several in-class exercises will be given that require students to apply both the knowledge gained from course readings, as well as their own personal experience.  Grading 20%.
  2. Problem papers: two problem papers will be assigned which require students to critically evaluate disputes.  Grading 40%.
  3. Final project: students will be required to select a dispute and draft a case history and analysis.  The conflict will be presented in class as well as submitted as a written paper.  Students may work individually or in teams.  Grading 40%.

 

**Late papers will be downgraded 10% for each day they are turned in past due.

Papers turned in after the assignment has been graded and returned to students will not receive credit.

 

Readings

 

    Four texts are recommended. All are available for purchase at Student Stores.

·         Lewicki, Roy J., David M. Saunders, & Bruce Barry (2007) Essentials of Negotiation. Irwin McGraw-Hill. Fourth Edition. Paperback

·         Fisher, Roger, and William Ury. (1991). Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In. 2nd edition. Penguin Books. Paperback.

 

Supplemental Reading

 

In addition to required texts, additional readings are assigned to help students delve deeper into the field of dispute resolution.  All readings are on electronic reserves at the Evans Library.

 

Environmental Disputes: Community Involvement in Conflict Resolution. (1990). Crowfoot, James and Julia Wondolleck Washington, D.C.: Island Press.

            The Mediation Process: Practical Strategies for Resolving Conflict, Moore (1996).

            The Art and Science of Negotiation, Raiffa (1982).

The Consensus Building Handbook, Susskind, McKearnan, and Thomas-Larmer, eds. (1999).

                       

            Newsletters and journals dealing with dispute resolution include:

 

            Consensus                                                                Dispute Resolution Forum

            International Journal of Conflict Management       Journal of Conflict Resolution

Journal of Dispute Resolution                                 Mediation Quarterly

             Negotiation Journal                                               Resolve

            The Justice System Journal                                     Journal of Collective Negotiations

            Group Decision & Negotiation                                                                                                           International Journal of Conflict Management          


 

theory and practice

 

*Readings not contained in required texts are available on electronic reserves at the Evans Library.

 

Introduction to Dispute Resolution and Overview of the Nature of Conflict,

 

January 21, Introduction to course

 

January 26, The Nature of Conflict and Negotiation

 

Lewicki, Saunders, Barry. 2007. Essentials of Negotiation, Ch. 1, pp. 1-26. (required text)

 

Susskind and McKearnan. 1999  Journal of Architectural and Planning Research 16:2 (summer), (required text)

"The Evolution of Public Policy Dispute Resolution.” pp. 96-115.

 

Recommended

 

Crowfoot, James and Julia Wondolleck.  1990.  Environmental Disputes: Community Involvement in Conflict Resolution.  Washington, D.C.: Island Press.

“Citizen Organizations and Environmental Conflict” pp. 1-15.

 

 

strategy and tactices

 

Distributive Bargaining Model

 

January 28

 

Lewicki, Saunders, Barry. 2007. Essentials of Negotiation, Ch. 2, pp. 27-55. (required text)

 

Raiffa. 1982. The Art and Science of Negotiation. “Elmtree House” and “Analytical Models & Empirical Results” Ch. 3-4, pp. 35-43, 44-65.

 

Recommended

Kelleher. 2000. “Review of Traditional and Collaborative Models for Negotiation.” Journal of Collective Negotiations 29(4): 231-335.

 

February 2

 

Case Study

 

Susskind, Lawrence, Sarah Mckearnan, and Jennifer Thomas-Larmer, (eds.).  1999. 

Consensus Building Handbook: A Comprehensive Guide to Reaching Agreement.  California: Sage Publications.“Activating a Policy Network: The Case of Mainport Schipohl,” pp. 685-708.

 

February 4

 

**Exercise: Bluebell Redevelopment Project (2 parties, 1 issue).

 

 Integrative Bargaining Model

 

February 9

 

Lewicki, Saunders, Barry. 2007. Essentials of Negotiation, Ch. 3, pp. 58-83. (required text)

 

Fisher, Roger and William Ury.  1991.  Getting To Yes.  New York : Penguin Books, pp. 1-94. (required text)

 

February 11

 

Case Studies

 

Susskind, Lawrence, Sarah Mckearnan, and Jennifer Thomas-Larmer, (eds.).  1999. 

Consensus Building Handbook: A Comprehensive Guide to Reaching Agreement.  California: Sage Publications.“San Francisco Estuary Project,” pp. 801-825.

 

* Personal Bargaining Inventory Handed Out in Class.

 

 

process and design

 

Pre-negotiation

 

February 16

 

Lewicki, Saunders, Barry. 2007. Essentials of Negotiation, Ch. 4, pp. 85-110; Ch.5, pp.111-121. (required text)

 

Moore (1996). The Mediation Process: Practical Strategies for Resolving Conflict

Chapters. 3, 4, 5; pp. 81-124.

 

Recommended

Susskind, Lawrence, Sarah Mckearnan, and Jennifer Thomas-Larmer, (eds.).  1999.

Consensus Building Handbook: A Comprehensive Guide to Reaching Agreement.  California: Sage Publications.  “Conducting a Conflict Assessment,” Ch. 2, pp. 99-136.

 

February 18

 

Case Studies

 

Susskind, Lawrence, Sarah Mckearnan, and Jennifer Thomas-Larmer, (eds.).  1999.

 Consensus Building Handbook: A Comprehensive Guide to Reaching Agreement.  California: Sage Publications. “Northern Oxford County Coalition ,” pp. 711-741.

 

Break - Downs in Negotiation/Protracted Disputes

 

February 23

 

Lewicki, Saunders, Barry, and Minton. 2004. Essentials of Negotiation, Ch. 9, pp. 226-247- TO BE HANDED IN CLASS.

 

Fisher, Roger and William Ury.  1991.  Getting To Yes.  New York : Penguin Books, pp. 95-149. (required text)

 

**Exercise: Map Game (2 parties, 1 issue).

 

Communication and Active Listening

 

February 25

 

Lewicki, Saunders, Barry. 2007. Essentials of Negotiation. Ch. 5, pp. 121-132; Ch. 6, pp. 135-147. (required text)

 

Godschalk, David, David Parham, Douglas Porter, William Potapchuk, Steven Schukraft.  1994.  Pulling Together: A Planning and Development Consensus Building Manual.  Washington, D.C.: Urban Land Institute.  “Participation and Communication,” pp. 50-59.

 

Recommended

Kaufman and Smith. 1999. Journal of Architectural and Planning Research 16:2 (summer)

“Framing and Reframing in Land Use Conflicts,” 164-180.

 

March 2

 

**Exercise: Farmland Conversion (3 parties, 2 issues).

 

Multi-Party Negotiations

 

March 4

 

Lewicki, Saunders, Barry. 2007. Essentials of Negotiation. Ch. 10, pp. 208-228. (required text)

 

Bacow, L. and M. Wheeler.  1984. Environmental Dispute Resolution.  New York: Plenum Press, “Two Party vs Multiparty Negotiations,” Ch. 6, pp. 104-122 (includes case studies).

 

March 9

 

Case Studies

 

Yust and Gwaltney, 2003. “Evaluation of the Nueces River Off-Road Vehicle Conflict in Uvalde, Texas ” pp.1-33

 

March 11

 

Problem paper #1 Due

 

**Exercise: Sanibel Island (2 parties, multiple issues).

 

Power and Planning Roles in Negotiation

 

March 16 & 18 – Spring Break

 

March 23

 

Lewicki, Saunders, Barry. 2007. Essentials of Negotiation. Ch. 7, pp. 149-166. (required text)

 

Ozawa, C. 1991. Recasting Science: Consensual Approaches in Public Policy Making. Boulder, CO: Westview Press.  Chapter 4, “Consequences for Power.” pp. 96-102.

 

Forester (1987) APA Journal 53:3.  "Planning in the Face of Conflict: Negotiation and Mediation: Strategies in Local Land Use Regulation," pp. 303-314.

 

March 25

 

Case Studies

 

A Rezoning Dispute in Downtown Bryan, Texas : Exclusionary Planning or Economic Revitalization? pp. 1-35

 

Data Negotiation/Joint Fact Finding

 

March 30

 

Susskind, Lawrence, Sarah Mckearnan, and Jennifer Thomas-Larmer, (eds.).  1999.

Consensus Building Handbook: A Comprehensive Guide to Reaching Agreement.  California: Sage Publications. “Joint Fact-finding and the Use of Technical Experts,” Ch.9, pp.375-400.

 

Ozawa, C. 1991. Recasting Science: Consensual Approaches in Public Policy Making. Boulder, CO: Westview Press.  “Consensus Based Approaches to Handling Science,” Chapter 3, pp. 45-77.

 

Recommended

Bacow, L. and M. Wheeler.  1984. Environmental Dispute Resolution.  New York: Plenum Press. “Data Negotiation,” Ch. 5, pp. 76-103.

 

April 1

 

Case Studies

 

Susskind, Lawrence, Sarah Mckearnan, and Jennifer Thomas-Larmer, (eds.).  1999

Consensus Building Handbook: A Comprehensive Guide to Reaching Agreement.  California: Sage Publications. Resolving Science-Intensive Public Policy Disputes, New York Bight Case Study,” pp. 829-857.

 

Assisted Negotiations

 

April 6

 

Lewicki, Saunders, and Minton. 2001. Essentials of Negotiation.  “Managing Difficult Negotiations,” Supplemental Ch.3. (required text)

 

Moore (1996). The Mediation Process: Practical Strategies for Resolving Conflict

“How Mediation Works,” Ch 2  pp. 41-77.

 

Susskind, Lawrence, Sarah Mckearnan, and Jennifer Thomas-Larmer, (eds.).  1999

Consensus Building Handbook: A Comprehensive Guide to Reaching Agreement.  California: Sage Publications.  “Role of Facilitators, Mediators and Other Consensus Building Practitioners,” Ch. 5, pp.199-238.

 

Recommended

Bacow, L. and M. Wheeler.  1984.  Environmental Dispute Resolution.  New York: Plenum Press.  “Mediating Large Disputes,” Ch. 9, pp. 195-244.

 

McCarthy. 1984. Negotiating Settlements.  “Negotiating Agreement,” Ch. 3, pp. 35-56.

 

April 8

 

Case Studies

 

Crowfoot, James and Julia Wondolleck.  1990.  Environmental Disputes: Community Involvement in Conflict Resolution.  Washington, D.C.: Island Press. “Malden Negotiated Investment Strategy,” pp.121-150.

 

April 13

 

 **Exercise: DEC v. Riverside (2 parties, multiple issues)

                                   

Ethics and Normative Issues in Dispute Resolution

 

April 15

 

Problem Paper #2 Due.

 

*SINS Scale to be handed out in class.

 

Lewicki, Saunders, Barry. 2007. Essentials of Negotiation. Ch. 8, pp. 167-189. (required text)

 

Bacow, L. and M. Wheeler.  1984.  Environmental Dispute Resolution.  New York: Plenum Press. “Mediation Ethics,” Ch. 10, pp. 248-278.

 

Recommended

Lewicki and Robinson. 1998. Journal of Business Ethics 17. “Ethical and Unethical Bargaining Tactics: An Empirical Study,” 665-682.

 

Ensuring Success: Making Agreements “Stick”

 

April 20

 

Godschalk, David, David Parham, Douglas Porter, William Potapchuk, Steven Schukraft.  1994.  Pulling Together: A Planning and Development Consensus Building Manual.  Washington, D.C.: Urban Land Institute. “Ensuring Success: Meetings & Management,” pp. 73-90.

 

Moore (1996). The Mediation Process: Practical Strategies for Resolving Conflict

“Achieving Formal Settlement,” Ch. 14, pp. 248-261.

 

April 22

 

Susskind, Lawrence, Sarah Mckearnan, and Jennifer Thomas-Larmer, (eds.).  1999

Consensus Building Handbook: A Comprehensive Guide to Reaching Agreement.  California: Sage Publications. “Implementing Consensus-based Agreements,” Ch. 14, pp.527-553.

 

April 27

 

Case Studies

 

Tortugas 2000: Making a Difference with Data pp. 1-44

 

April 29

 

**Exercise: Menehune Bay (multiple parties, multiple issues)

 

May 4

Finish excersice

 

Final Paper Due: On day of scheduled final exam.

 

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