Consultation and Cultural Heritage: Let Us Reason Together [Paperback]

This pragmatic guide to consultation in cultural heritage and environmental impact management distills decades of experience by two of the leading figures in this area. Claudia Nissley and Tom King reject the idea that consulting with communities and other stakeholders is merely checking off a box on the list of tasks required to implement a project. Instead, they show government agencies and project sponsors how to find the relevant parties, to discuss the project in an open and continuous fashion, to consider alternative strategies, and to seek agreement that meets everyones needs. The authors also provide useful guidance to community leaders and other stakeholders to represent their interests in the consultation process. Complete with practical suggestions and cases of successful (and less successful) consultation projects, Consultation and Cultural Heritage is a book that no one involved in this field should be without.

This pragmatic guide to consultation in cultural heritage and environmental impact management distills decades of experience to show government agencies, project sponsors, and community groups how to engage in a meaningful consultation process that meets the needs of all parties.

Preface Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: What is Consultation and What is it For? Chapter 3: Seeking Chapter 4: Discussing Chapter 5: Considering Chapter 6: Seeking Agreement Chapter 7: Reasoning Together  or Not Appendix 1: Glossary Appendix 2: Two Invitations to Consult Appendix 3: The Colorado River Fish Management Memorandum of Agreement Notes References Index About the Authors