ABSTRACT
This chapter focuses on the environment and issues regarding different types of projects and their environmental consequences. It discusses the relationship between the co-construction of 'projects' as a mediation approach to dealing with the negative consequences of any project before a project is determined and put in place and environmental mediation once the project is operational. The chapter also discusses differences between North America and Europe; several examples of different 'projects' are provided to reinforce their arguments. Co-construction implies that two or more parties can decide that they wish to discuss and come to an agreement on a policy, a program or a project or initiative in which each party has an interest and particular perspectives, and the ultimate output needs to have the support of each party in order to be successful. Although co-construction is recognized as a helpful process for resolving some environmental conflicts, achieving co-construction requires that certain parameters be met.
