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100			_aO'Leary, Rosemary
245			_aPublic managers, attorneys, and alternative dispute resolution of environmental and natural resources conflicts: results and implications of a national survey
260			_c2002
300			_ap.1267-280.
520			_aPublic managers spend much of their careers resolving disputes. Many of these disputes involve attorneys representing concerned citizens or representing the public managers themselves. In the last two decades, a variety of techniques commonly called alternative dispute resolution (ADR) have been touted as ways to avoid lengthy and sometimes tumultuous court cases. This article reports the findings of a year 2000 national survey of attorneys' attitudes concerning ADR as applied to environmental and natural resources conflicts. It is the first wave of a longitudinal study funded by the Hewlett Foundation to track attorneys' changing - or unchanging - views of environmental and natural resources ADR. After highlighting the most significant findings of the national survey, this article examines the implications for public managers who resolve disputes, work with attorneys, or find themselves embroiled in litigation. - Reproduced.
650			_aNatural resources
650			_aEnvironment
650			_aConflict resolution
700			_aHusar, Maja
773			_aInternational Journal of Public Administration
909			_a54169
999			_c54169 _d54169