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Conclusions
In the recent past, involved authorities very often tried to function as mediators.
In most cases such attempts went wrong. Stakeholders and other interest groups were
wary of such action because the mediating authority was a stakeholder, decision
maker and mediator at the same time. Thus, independent mediation is a good instrument for environmental and social conflict resolution.
4
Integrated management needs a firm basis in legislation to provide long-term
• planning reliability. At present, responsibilities are spread over too many
authorities and it is often difficult to come to integrated solutions. As mentioned
above, project fora could concentrate responsibilities. However, national legislation is
in dire need of reform and reduction in bureaucracy practically world-wide.
Ideally, environmental policy should be considered as a socio-economic service
with well defined objectives in order to ensure the development of sound management policies. Integrated management means greater cooperation between the decision makers and the stakeholders. Instead of formulating procedures and applications for everything (which is the responsibility of the companies), political decision
makers should have the responsibility of supporting and implementing integrated
solutions formulated in project fora.
The requirements of guidelines for integrated management have already been
mentioned above in connection with the integrated approaches. Additionally, environmental costs must be taken into account in order to include the value of nature.
The ambitious aim of managing future developments in a sustainable way needs a
far-sighted comprehension of the rapidly changing world.
Integrated management stands out by including economic, ecological, social and
ethical requirements in the decision-making process in the course of project execution. There are other basic guidelines of environmental management systems which
are part of holistic, integrated management; for example:
• Open-mindedness for innovation must be actively promoted
• Top management and project leaders need to broaden their intellectual horizons.
• Employees must be trained for an open participatory process.
• Teamwork must be made possible, as it is an essential requirement for cooperation.
• Progressive attitudes of companies and of employees must be promoted and supported.
• Additional responsibilities in several fields of work have to be created.
• Shorter routes of information and communication must be developed.
On the basis of such guidelines, sound management policies can be formulated for
more effective project execution.
5
Today's problems concerning economic development are becoming increas• ingly more complex and sometimes even more chaotic, thereby gradually exceeding the capacity of present political systems. Therefore, environmental policy
and management procedures should take into account that there is a growing need to
operationalise the precautionary principle and not to simply adopt an "end of the
pipe strategy".
Conclusions
In the recent past, involved authorities very often tried to function as mediators.
In most cases such attempts went wrong. Stakeholders and other interest groups were
wary of such action because the mediating authority was a stakeholder, decision
maker and mediator at the same time. Thus, independent mediation is a good instrument for environmental and social conflict resolution.
4
Integrated management needs a firm basis in legislation to provide long-term
• planning reliability. At present, responsibilities are spread over too many
authorities and it is often difficult to come to integrated solutions. As mentioned
above, project fora could concentrate responsibilities. However, national legislation is
in dire need of reform and reduction in bureaucracy practically world-wide.
Ideally, environmental policy should be considered as a socio-economic service
with well defined objectives in order to ensure the development of sound management policies. Integrated management means greater cooperation between the decision makers and the stakeholders. Instead of formulating procedures and applications for everything (which is the responsibility of the companies), political decision
makers should have the responsibility of supporting and implementing integrated
solutions formulated in project fora.
The requirements of guidelines for integrated management have already been
mentioned above in connection with the integrated approaches. Additionally, environmental costs must be taken into account in order to include the value of nature.
The ambitious aim of managing future developments in a sustainable way needs a
far-sighted comprehension of the rapidly changing world.
Integrated management stands out by including economic, ecological, social and
ethical requirements in the decision-making process in the course of project execution. There are other basic guidelines of environmental management systems which
are part of holistic, integrated management; for example:
• Open-mindedness for innovation must be actively promoted
• Top management and project leaders need to broaden their intellectual horizons.
• Employees must be trained for an open participatory process.
• Teamwork must be made possible, as it is an essential requirement for cooperation.
• Progressive attitudes of companies and of employees must be promoted and supported.
• Additional responsibilities in several fields of work have to be created.
• Shorter routes of information and communication must be developed.
On the basis of such guidelines, sound management policies can be formulated for
more effective project execution.
5
Today's problems concerning economic development are becoming increas• ingly more complex and sometimes even more chaotic, thereby gradually exceeding the capacity of present political systems. Therefore, environmental policy
and management procedures should take into account that there is a growing need to
operationalise the precautionary principle and not to simply adopt an "end of the
pipe strategy".