Resource Conflict Resolution

AbstractMineral resource extraction has frequently caused social tensions in China. This research examines the reactive and pre-emptive strategies used by the Chinese state to cope with resource conflicts. Based on extensive fieldwork in multiple mining areas, we find that the Chinese local state actively mediates between the mining sector and local citizens, and skilfully suppresses collective protests. More importantly, it pre-emptively intervenes in dispute-prone processes and redistributes resource wealth to create vested interests and mitigate popular grievances. We argue that the active state intervention in resource conflicts in China is driven by the party-state's tight control of local officials, which prevents local capture by resource interests, and enabled by the party-state's deep reach into society, which allows grassroots governments to negotiate between conflicting interests and mobilize resources towards conflict resolution.

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Change and Conflict in Land and Water Use: Resource Valuation in Conflict Resolution among Competing Users

Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics ◽

10.1017/s1074070800005745 ◽

2001 ◽

Vol 33 (2) ◽

pp. 297-306 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

L. U. Hatch ◽

T. R. Hanson

Keyword(s):

Conflict Resolution ◽

Water Use ◽

Economic Values ◽

Resource Conflict ◽

Resource Valuation ◽

Legal Processes

Conflicts among competing resource users have become more frequent in the Southeast. Political and legal processes and economic values will play major roles in negotiations to resolve competing resource uses. Resource economists can contribute to resource conflict resolution in several ways, such as facilitating negotiation, asserting importance of institutional mechanisms, analyzing incentives, and evaluating resources.

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Actors and networks in resource conflict resolution under climate change in rural Kenya

10.5194/esd-2015-89 ◽

2016 ◽

Author(s):

G. W. Ngaruiya ◽

J. Scheffran

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Conflict Resolution ◽

Rural Areas ◽

Ecological Factors ◽

Climate Change Impacts ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

Resource Conflict ◽

Rural Kenya ◽

Private Investors ◽

Rural Institutions

Abstract. The change from consensual decision-making arrangements into centralised 12 hierarchical chieftaincy schemes through colonization disrupted many rural conflict resolution mechanisms in Africa. In addition, climate change impacts on land use have introduced additional socio-ecological factors that complicate rural conflict dynamics. Despite the current urgent need for conflict-sensitive adaptation, resolution efficiency of these fused rural institutions has hardly been documented. In this context, we analyse the Loitoktok network for implemented resource conflict resolution structures and identify potential actors to guide conflict-sensitive adaptation. This is based on social network data and processes that are collected using the saturation sampling technique to analyse mechanisms of brokerage. We find that there are three different forms of fused conflict resolution arrangements that integrate traditional institutions and private investors in the community. To effectively implement conflict-sensitive adaptation, we recommend the extension officers, the council of elders, local chiefs and private investors as potential conduits of knowledge in rural areas. In conclusion, efficiency of these fused conflict resolution institutions is aided by the presence of holistic resource management policies and diversification in conflict resolution actors and networks.

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Resource Conflict Resolution Strategy in Collaborative Design Environment

Advanced Materials Research ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.542-543.255 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 542-543 ◽

pp. 255-260

Author(s):

Hai Tao Li ◽

Bo Yang ◽

Wei Wang ◽

Chang Qing Gao

Keyword(s):

Conflict Resolution ◽

Collaborative Design ◽

Planning Process ◽

Search Algorithm ◽

Limited Resource ◽

Reconstruction Method ◽

Design Environment ◽

Resource Conflict ◽

Conflict Resolution Strategy ◽

Resolution Strategy

Shortcomings of current conflict resolution methods in solving the problems of disordered competition for design resource in networked design environment are analyzed. By introducing the design structure matrix (DSM) to the planning process of design task, a mathematic description model in collaborative design considering the conflict causes as resource conflict, process conflict and design conflict is given. The reconstruction method of the DSM as well as the DSM based matrix search algorithm is given, based on which the problem of design locking and long waiting because of limited resource in the collaborative design process can be successfully solved. Finally, the design of a bridge crane is used as an example to demonstrate the successful application of the proposed resource conflict resolution strategy in collaborative Design environment.

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Actors and networks in resource conflict resolution under climate change in rural Kenya

Earth System Dynamics ◽

10.5194/esd-7-441-2016 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 7 (2) ◽

pp. 441-452 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Grace W. Ngaruiya ◽

Jürgen Scheffran

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Conflict Resolution ◽

Rural Areas ◽

Ecological Factors ◽

Climate Change Impacts ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

Resource Conflict ◽

Rural Kenya ◽

Private Investors ◽

Rural Institutions

Abstract. The change from consensual decision-making arrangements into centralized hierarchical chieftaincy schemes through colonization disrupted many rural conflict resolution mechanisms in Africa. In addition, climate change impacts on land use have introduced additional socio-ecological factors that complicate rural conflict dynamics. Despite the current urgent need for conflict-sensitive adaptation, resolution efficiency of these fused rural institutions has hardly been documented. In this context, we analyse the Loitoktok network for implemented resource conflict resolution structures and identify potential actors to guide conflict-sensitive adaptation. This is based on social network data and processes that are collected using the saturation sampling technique to analyse mechanisms of brokerage. We find that there are three different forms of fused conflict resolution arrangements that integrate traditional institutions and private investors in the community. To effectively implement conflict-sensitive adaptation, we recommend the extension officers, the council of elders, local chiefs and private investors as potential conduits of knowledge in rural areas. In conclusion, efficiency of these fused conflict resolution institutions is aided by the presence of holistic resource management policies and diversification in conflict resolution actors and networks.

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