ABSTRACT
Conflict often arises over resource use and development projects because every individual accords different values to the environmental benefits of clean air and water, unspoilt wilderness areas, ecological balance and biological diversity. Differing values are also placed on social benefits such as community feeling and a sense of security. Each person's valuations will include economic, ecological, aesthetic and ethical components. It is because people put different values on the environment that conflict arises in the first place. Such conflict is normally resolved politically.
