Towards a shared systems model of stakeholders in environmental conflict

Developing a shared mental model of stakeholders in conflict is a challenge in environmental conflict management. In this paper, we describe the development of a shared systems model of stakeholders in environmental conflict in the Transmission Gully project, a large-scale transport infrastructure project in the Wellington region of New Zealand. Selected stakeholders of this project partook in generating this shared model, in the form of a causal loop diagram. This model was then analysed qualitatively to provide different insights into potential system behaviours.