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Remediation and stewardship: Coexisting processes to protect health and the environment
Author(s) -
Lowrie Karen,
Greenberg Michael,
Simon Darien,
Solitare Laura,
Killmer Margaret,
Mayer Henry
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
remediation journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.762
H-Index - 27
eISSN - 1520-6831
pISSN - 1051-5658
DOI - 10.1002/rem.10086
Subject(s) - stewardship (theology) , business , stakeholder , bureaucracy , environmental resource management , environmental planning , set (abstract data type) , process management , public relations , political science , computer science , environmental science , politics , law , programming language
Organizations that manage property that poses risks for surrounding communities need to practice stewardship.Stewardship is defined as carrying out the responsibility to manage land and facilities in a sustainable manner,while being accountable to others who have a stake in those resources. This article reviews six case studies oforganizational stewardship and derives a set of five lessons learned, along with four challenges. Lessons includedeveloping stewardship goals, good stakeholder relationships, multiple approaches to safety, and encouraginginnovation and stable funding. Challenges include bureaucratic processes, burdensome regulations, organizationalcontinuity, and inter‐organizational cooperation. These crosscutting lessons learned about how to achievesuccess or avoid failure in long‐term management of resources can be applied to all types of public andprivate agencies, including the long‐term management of environmental contamination. © 2003 WileyPeriodicals, Inc.