Hosted by the Virginia Tech School of Public and International Affairs, The Metropolitan Institute and the Urban Affairs and Planning program
Join us
as we welcome two nationally known land use and public policy mediators, Donna
Silverberg and Don Edwards, for the 2013 Fall MI+SPIA Lecture Series #2:
“Navigating Contentious Planning and Policy Decisions: Lessons and Insights on
Civic Engagement and Community Consensus Building from Public Policy Mediators
and Social Justice Advocates,” on Thursday, October 17, 2013 at 6:30
PM.
Increasingly, local residents,
community leaders and public officials must seek consensus-based solutions to
often contentious land use and environmental issues. What were once standard
actions, such as infrastructure improvements and zoning changes, often get
delayed by community opposition. Some residents may resist change while other
voices and perspectives may be left out. Larger and more controversial issues,
such as how to develop in light of increasing changes to our climate present
even more difficulties in building mutual understanding and crafting
collaborative solutions that benefit all members of our communities. How can
policy makers and planners better deal with confusing, often contradictory civic
input within a restrictive regulatory framework and sometimes hostile political
climate? What techniques and tools can be harnessed that could lead to
sustainable and widely supported public policy
decisions?
Donna Silverberg, Portland,
Oregon, and DC-based civic engagement and social justice adviser Don
Edwards—will
offer their thoughts on how the field and practice of dispute resolution and
conflict management can help answer these and other important policy challenges.
These two practitioners will share some of their dispute resolution tools and
techniques when guiding public policy and civic engagement processes related to
land use, sustainability, social equity, and smart growth recommendations and
decisions. The session will be moderated by Kathryn McCarty, the
Administrative Services Chief with Arlington County Environmental Services and
Professor of Practice for VT’s Urban Affairs and Planning
Program.
Thursday, October
17th
6:30 to 7:30 pm (presentation);
7:30-8:00 (discussion)
Virginia Tech Research
Center
900 N. Glebe
Road
East/West Falls Church
Room
Arlington,
VA
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10/15/13 at
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