Applying the Graph Model for Conflict Resolution to the Northern Gateway Pipeline Conflict

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dc.contributor.advisorKeenan, Tom
dc.contributor.authorSzabo, Mark
dc.contributor.committeememberMusiani, Marco
dc.contributor.committeememberWylant, Barry
dc.contributor.committeememberFalkenberg, Loren
dc.contributor.committeememberMourali, Mehdi
dc.contributor.committeememberSeel, Kevin
dc.date.accessioned2016-04-15T16:25:49Z
dc.date.available2016-04-15T16:25:49Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.date.submitted2016en
dc.description.abstractThis dissertation addresses the problem of how to make sense of environmental conflicts in a way that is both practical enough to direct strategy, and comprehensive enough to encompass the full range of the conflict. I make three contributions towards solving this problem. First, after examining the literature from several different disciplines, I determine the attributes required for an effective sensemaking framework for environmental conflicts, and further conclude that the Graph Model of Conflict Resolution (“GMCR”) meets those criteria. Specifically, theat framework should be multidisciplinary, include a systems approach, allow for non-rational behaviour, embrace multiple theoretical constructs, facilitate an iterative resolution approach, and utilize one of several methodological approaches to account for time series data. Second, using Northern Gateway as an example, I develop an approach forto simplifying a complicated conflict, using Northern Gateway as an example, into the kind of inputs the GMCR is equipped to handle, resulting in with the result ofbroadening its application to conflicts that are more nuanced than currently researched in the literature. Third, I support further research by recommending how to improve the choice of decision-makers in the model, suggesting a protocol for primary qualitative validation of the model using subject matter experts, outlining parameters for use in iteratively refining the simulation model, clarifying limitations of the GMCR approach, and suggesting opportunities for further research. I conclude that a useful way to make sense out of a complex environmental conflict is to, counterintuitively, simplify it in the context of the participants’ next unilateral decisions, and use the GMCR approach to determine possible future states of conflict equilibrium.en_US
dc.identifier.citationSzabo, M. (2016). Applying the Graph Model for Conflict Resolution to the Northern Gateway Pipeline Conflict (Doctoral thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/24977en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/24977
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11023/2892
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.facultyEnvironmental Design
dc.publisher.facultyGraduate Studies
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subjectEngineering--Environmental
dc.subject.classificationgraph modelen_US
dc.subject.classificationsystems thinkingen_US
dc.subject.classificationenvironmental conflicten_US
dc.subject.classificationnegotiationen_US
dc.subject.classificationdecision supporten_US
dc.subject.classificationpipeline routingen_US
dc.titleApplying the Graph Model for Conflict Resolution to the Northern Gateway Pipeline Conflict
dc.typedoctoral thesis
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophy (PhD)
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