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Environmental values, conflicts and issues in evaluation

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The existence of conflicts over the use of resources and with respect to the environment is widely acknowledged. The fields of resource management and environmental planning are, in fact, largely dedicated to identifying and resolving such conflicts. In this paper it is proposed that the sources of conflict can be seen in terms of the different values held by groups and individuals in relation to the environment and resource use. The discussion is also concerned with identifying more specifically the nature of conflicts that arise in relation to particular resource-use issues. A further important proposition developed is that in order to promote effective planning, rigorous and systematic methods of analysis are often required. Those best suited to evaluation in environmental and resources planning are capable of incorporating multiple metrics.

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Dr Chris Cocklin is Lecturer in Geography and an Associate of Environmental Science at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. His research interests are in resources and environmental management, energy studies and rural land-use analysis and planning. The main focus of his work to date has been on the development and application of appropriate methods of analysis to assist in the formulation of suitable management strategies.

This paper is based on a presentation made to the New Zealand Geographical Society (Auckland Branch) Annual Lecture Series, 12th August 1987.

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Cocklin, C. Environmental values, conflicts and issues in evaluation. Environmentalist 8, 93–104 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02240274

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