City Planner, Mediator, and MIT Professor

Community Dispute Negotiation Role-Play: Billboards in Wyethville

Title:

Community Dispute Negotiation Role-Play: Billboards in Wyethville
Publication Type
:
Miscellaneous
Year of Publication
:
1998

Authors:

Lawrence Susskind
Kelly Davenport
Publication Language
:
eng
Abstract
:
Six-party negotiation among business, municipal, and environmental representatives regarding a potential ban on billboard advertising
Citation Key
:
71

Wyethville is a small and blossoming city, whose recent economic prosperity has prompted development of its waterfront. A new and highly controversial code proposes banning all billboard advertising along the waterfront so as to beautify the area and attract investment. Six members of the local business community and residents, with divergent interests, must present a final Billboard Proposal to their City Council. At least five of the six members must endorse the Proposal for it to be accepted by the City Council.