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Prof. Lawrence E Susskind
Professor of Urban and Environmental Planning
Primary DLC
Department of Urban Studies and Planning
MIT Room:
9-432
(617) 253-2026
susskind@mit.edu
https://dusp.mit.edu/people/lawrence-susskind
Areas of Interest and Expertise
Transboundary Water Disputes and Water Diplomacy
Balancing Science and Politics in Global Environmental Treaty-Making
Mediating Science-Intensive Policy Disputes
Adapting to the Risks of Climate Change in Massachusetts
Siting of Renewable Energy Facilities
Muiltiparty Negotiation
Public Dispute Resolution
Sustainability
Wind Power
Research Summary
Professor Susskind's research interests focus on water diplomacy, autonomy for indigenous peoples around the world who want to manage their own lands and natural resources, negotiation of multilateral environmental treaties, the siting of renewable energy production facilities, and the resolution of science-intensive policy disputes. Professor Susskind is the author or co-author of fifteen books including, most recently, Built to Win (Harvard Business Publishing, 2008), Breaking Robert’s Rules,(Oxford, 2006), Dealing with An Angry Public (Free Press, 1995), Negotiating Environmental Agreements (Island Press, 2001); Transboundary Environmental Negotiations (Jossey-Bass, 2003), and Better Environmental Policy Studies (Island Press, 2001).
(summary updated 11/18/11)
Recent Work
Projects
September 1, 2021
Department of Urban Studies and Planning
MIT-Harvard Mexico Negotiation Program
Principal Investigators
Bruno Verdini
,
Lawrence Susskind
November 2, 2016
Department of Urban Studies and Planning
Addressing the Land Claims of Indigenous Peoples Around the World
Principal Investigator
Lawrence Susskind
November 2, 2016
Department of Urban Studies and Planning
Conflicts Over Hydrodevelopment in Southern Chile
Principal Investigator
Lawrence Susskind
November 2, 2016
Department of Urban Studies and Planning
Water Diplomacy
Principal Investigator
Lawrence Susskind
November 2, 2016
Department of Urban Studies and Planning
Mercury Treaty Negotiation Project
Principal Investigator
Lawrence Susskind
November 2, 2016
Department of Urban Studies and Planning
The Sacred Lands Project (SLP)
Principal Investigator
Lawrence Susskind
November 2, 2016
Department of Urban Studies and Planning
Strategies for Enhancing Public Engagement
Principal Investigator
Lawrence Susskind
October 19, 2016
Department of Urban Studies and Planning
Cybersecurity for Critical Urban Infrastructure
Principal Investigator
Lawrence Susskind
July 12, 2016
Department of Urban Studies and Planning
Estimating the Social and Environmental Impacts of Large-Scale Real Estate Development
Principal Investigator
Lawrence Susskind
August 20, 2014
Department of Urban Studies and Planning
Addressing Hydropower Conflicts in Southern Chile
Principal Investigator
Lawrence Susskind
November 18, 2011
Department of Urban Studies and Planning
Offshore Wind Farms: Adaptive Strategies to Achieve Sustainable Energy in the Face of Changing Climate
Principal Investigator
Lawrence Susskind
November 18, 2011
Department of Urban Studies and Planning
Collaborating with the National Audubon Society to Develop Negotiation Exercise for the Atchafalaya Basin
Principal Investigator
Lawrence Susskind
November 18, 2011
Department of Urban Studies and Planning
MIT Science Impact Collaborative
Principal Investigator
Lawrence Susskind
November 18, 2011
Department of Urban Studies and Planning
The Massachusetts Climate Change Adaptation Project
Principal Investigator
Lawrence Susskind
November 18, 2011
Department of Urban Studies and Planning
Assessing Ecosystem Sustainability and Vulnerability to Climate Change in the Lower Mississippi Valley
Principal Investigator
Lawrence Susskind
November 18, 2011
Department of Urban Studies and Planning
Guidance Tools for Planning and Management of Urban Drainage Systems Under a Changing Climate
Principal Investigator
Lawrence Susskind
October 28, 2011
Department of Urban Studies and Planning
MIT Wind Energy Group
Principal Investigator
Lawrence Susskind
July 30, 2009
Department of Urban Studies and Planning
Global Wind Power Advance: National Policies Enabling Growth at Scale
Principal Investigator
Lawrence Susskind
September 11, 2007
Department of Urban Studies and Planning
The Practice of Public Dispute Resolution: Measuring the Dollar Value of the Field
Principal Investigator
Lawrence Susskind
September 11, 2007
Department of Urban Studies and Planning
Multiparty Negotiation
Principal Investigator
Lawrence Susskind
September 11, 2007
Department of Urban Studies and Planning
Strengthening the International Environmental Treaty-Making System
Principal Investigator
Lawrence Susskind
September 11, 2007
Department of Urban Studies and Planning
Using Consensus Building Tools to Address Environmental Justice Claims
Principal Investigator
Lawrence Susskind
September 11, 2007
Department of Urban Studies and Planning
Mediation Ethics
Principal Investigator
Lawrence Susskind
September 11, 2007
Department of Urban Studies and Planning
Consensus Building and Democracy: New Forms of Public Participation and Negotiating Self-Government for Indigenous Peoples
Principal Investigator
Lawrence Susskind
September 10, 2007
Department of Urban Studies and Planning
MIT Project on Society, Business and the Environment (MIT-SBE)
Principal Investigator
Lawrence Susskind
August 7, 2006
Department of Urban Studies and Planning
The Science and Politics of Natural Resource Management
Principal Investigator
Lawrence Susskind
August 7, 2006
Department of Urban Studies and Planning
International Environmental Policy Making and Regulation
Principal Investigator
Lawrence Susskind
August 7, 2006
Department of Urban Studies and Planning
MIT-USGS Science Impact Collaborative (MUSIC)
Principal Investigator
Lawrence Susskind
August 17, 2003
Department of Urban Studies and Planning
MIT-Harvard Public Disputes Program -- Program on Negotiation (PON)
Principal Investigator
Lawrence Susskind
May 18, 2003
Department of Urban Studies and Planning
Breakthroughs in the System of Sustainable Technologies, Actions, and Institutions: Understanding and Experimenting the Dynamics of Green Innovation
Principal Investigator
Lawrence Susskind
March 4, 1997
Department of Urban Studies and Planning
MIT-Harvard Public Disputes Program (PDP)
Principal Investigator
Lawrence Susskind
Books
Publication date:
August 9, 2018
Books
Samuel Dinnar and Lawrence Susskind,
Prof. Lawrence E Susskind
Entrepreneurial Negotiation: Understanding and Managing the Relationships that Determine Your Entrepreneurial Success
Publication date:
October 23, 2015
Books
Danya Rumore, Carri Hulet and Patrick Field ,
Prof. Lawrence E Susskind
Managing Climate Risks in Coastal Communities: Strategies for Engagement, Readiness and Adaptation
Publication date:
June 26, 2014
Books
Prof. Lawrence E Susskind
Good for You, Great for Me: Finding the Trading Zone and Winning at Win-Win Negotiation
Publication date:
July 9, 2012
Books
Shafiqul Islam,
Prof. Lawrence E Susskind
Water Diplomacy: A Negotiated Approach to Managing Complex Water Networks
Publication date:
June 1, 2009
Books
Hallam Movius,
Prof. Lawrence E Susskind
Built to Win: Creating a World Class Negotiating Organization
Related Faculty
Marguerite Nyhan
Postdoctoral Fellow
Garnette Cadogan
Tunney Lee Distinguished Lecturer
Prof. Jinhua Zhao
Associate Professor of Urban Studies and Planning