Collaboration in many sectors of resource management was born out of necessity: to resolve specific conflicts and advance resource management problem-solving beyond legislative and judicial battlegrounds. It has been and continues to be a pragmatic approach. In recent years, however, collaboration is moving towards a form of governance, not just focusing on specific resource problems but as a general approach to steering policy and management in the face of the complexities and...

Dr. Steelman's research interests include: improving the governance of environmental and natural resources, with an emphasis on science, policy and decision making interactions. Her current and past projects have included: watershed remediation and management; land and open space protection; and national forest planning and community forestry wildfire. She is the author of Implementing Innovation: Fostering Enduring Change in Environmental and Natural Resource Governance (Georgetown...

Rosemary O'Leary is Distinguished Professor of Public Administration. An elected member of the U.S. National Academy of Public Administration, she was a senior Fulbright scholar in Malaysia in 1998-1999 and the Philippines in 2005-2006. Previously O'Leary was professor of public and environmental affairs at Indiana University and co-founder and co-director of the Indiana Conflict Resolution Institute. Dr. O’Leary’s areas of expertise include Public Management, Environmental Policy, Dispute...