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Beyond Polarization

Beyond Polarization

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In a time when the United States is divided and positive collective action feels out of our grasp, Beyond Polarization tells a story of hope. That story goes back to 1999, when California passed a landmark piece of legislation to establish a system of marine protected areas off its coast that would safeguard miles of fragile ocean resources. After a contentious ten-year public process, passage of the Marine Life Protection Act Initiative (MLPA) was considered nothing short of miraculous. As important as this achievement was, the legacy it left was even more enduring: a blueprint for successful public policy that can be replicated elsewhere. What lessons can we draw?
 
California's experience provides a rare opportunity to learn from a collaborative public process involving private interests and science-intensive decisions. Determined to do just that, Steven Yaffee, a renowned expert on negotiation and collaborative decision making, spent hundreds of hours researching the MPLA process in an effort to understand how California succeeded where other efforts have failed. The result is Beyond Polarization, a highly readable insider's perspective on complicated decision-making processes and the strategic choices necessary for success. The book follows the initiative process region by region, each with its unique stakeholders and geographic concerns. These lessons can be applied to similar initiative processes across the country and world.
 
Beyond Polarization presents an optimistic message about the public policy process in a time of civic division. It offers reassurance that, by using proven decision-making processes, policymakers, scientists, and local citizens can successfully collaborate to manage and protect natural resources we all have a stake in.

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Table of Content

<div>List of Illustrations</div><div>Preface</div><div>Chapter 1. Hooks and Bullet Points</div><div>PART I. Origins</div><div>Chapter 2. Evolving Science, Emerging Networks</div><div>Chapter 3. Birth of the MLPA</div><div>Chapter 4. Death and Resurrection</div><div>Chapter 5. Taking Initiative</div><div>Chapter 6. Gaining Traction</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>PART II. Central Coast: Down the Runway Putting Rivets in the Wings</div><div>Chapter 7. Riveting Rapidly</div><div>Chapter 8. Coming Up to Speed</div><div>Chapter 9. Starting to Descend</div><div>Chapter 10. Bumpy but Successful Landing &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>PART III. North Central Coast: Getting It Just Right</div><div>Chapter 11. Adaptive Change</div><div>Chapter 12. A Semi-Precious Design Process &nbsp;</div><div>Chapter 13. One More Turn of the Screw</div><div>Chapter 14. Lock and Load</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>PART IV. South Coast: All Hell Breaks Loose</div><div>Chapter 15. Maintaining Momentum</div><div>Chapter 16. Game On</div><div>Chapter 17. Skirmishes</div><div>Chapter 18. Dug In &nbsp;</div><div>Chapter 19. Reset</div><div>Chapter 20. Making Sausage</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>PART V. North Coast: From Disunity to Unity</div><div>Chapter 21. A Place Apart</div><div>Chapter 22. Hitting the Wall</div><div>Chapter 23. Not the Summer of Love</div><div>Chapter 24. Rebellion and Unification</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>PART VI. Implementation</div><div>Chapter 25. Critical Mass</div><div>Chapter 26. Process Matters</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>Notes</div><div>About the Author</div><div>Index</div>
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