Abstract
Discovering ways to manage human conflicts over food, energy, and water is critical. While potential or actual conflicts often cannot be solved, they can be better managed through tools ranging from negotiation and community engagement to mediation and formal treaty making. This chapter provides case studies of example conflicts and several tools that can be used to manage them.
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Fowler, L.B., Caccese, R.T. (2020). Managing Human Conflicts. In: Saundry, P., Ruddell, B. (eds) The Food-Energy-Water Nexus. AESS Interdisciplinary Environmental Studies and Sciences Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-29914-9_20
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