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Publications

CURRENT NEWS & PUBLICATIONS

• IRWA #50 Nov/Dec, 2022 "Reconnecting Communities "
• IRWA #49 Mar/Apr. 2022 "Listening to Community: Key Steps for Success with IIJA"
• IRWA #48 Nov/Dec, 2021 "Infrastructure Projects: Using the social ecology process in adjusting to new project reality"
• IRWA #47 May/Jun, 2021 "Enter the Bridger: Participation partnerships can be “found” in translation"
• IRWA #46 Mar/Apr, 2021 "Understanding Citizen’s New Empowerment"
• IRWA #45 Jan/Feb, 2021 "Blast From The Past: Looking At The Last Five Years"
• IRWA #44 Nov/Dec, 2020 "Due Diligence, New Diligence"
• IRWA #43 Sep/Oct, 2020 "A Future in Motion"
• IRWA #42 Jul/Aug, 2020 "Old Ideas About Community Engagement"
• IRWA #41 May/June, 2020 "Celebrating the 11th Anniversary of the Social Ecology Column"
• IRWA #40 May/Jun, 2020 "Myths and Assumptions"
• IRWA #39 Mar/Apr, 2020 "Restructure Your Organization"
• IRWA #38 Jan/Feb, 2020 "Avoiding the Great Divide, Part 2"
• IRWA #37 Nov/Dec, 2019 "Avoiding the Great Divide, Part 1"
• IRWA #36 May/June, 2019 "Examining the Roadblocks"
• IRWA #35 Mar/Apr, 2019 "Citizens Awakening - The Paradigm Shift"
• IRWA #34 Jan/Feb, 2019 "The Oatmeal Circuit"
• IRWA #33 Nov/Dec, 2018 "Social Risk Scoring"
• IRWA #32 Jul/Aug. 2018 "Successful Project Implementation"
  Expanding the Operating Space of the Right of Way Professional Social Ecology
• IRWA #31 May/Jun, 2018 "Predict Community Push Back"
• IRWA #30 Mar/Apr, 2018 "Managing Project Complexity"
• IRWA #29 Jan/Feb, 2018 "The Power of Community Engagement"

THEORY BUILDING

• The Concept of Cultural Attachment and its Policy Applications
  Kevin Preister, Ph.D.
  James A. Kent, J.D.
• The Scientific Validity of Cultural Attachment as a Social Phenomenon and the Basis for an "All Lands" Approach in NEPA Decision-making
  Submitted by:
  James A, Kent, MA, JD | President, James Kent Associates
  Kevin Preister, PhD | Senior Research Anthropologist
  October 9, 2015
• Community Engagement - A Citizen-Centric Approach to Seeking a Social License - 20017
  Lesley T. Cusick* and W. Dean Hoffman**
  * RSI EnTech, LLC,
  **AECOM (Retired)
  WM2020 Conference, March 8-12, 2020, Phoenix, Arizona, USA
• "Using our Field Experiences to Build Theories of Applied Social Change: Who Don't We Do More?"
  Kevin Preister, Journal of Northwest Anthropology, Volume 48, No. 1, pgs. 1-10, Spring, 2014
• A Meeting of Minds on Cannery Row: John Steinbeck's Phalanx, Carl Jung's Types, and James Kent's Gathering Place Roles
• Climate Change and the Language of Geographic Place
  James A. Kent and Kevin Preister
• Mack and the Boys as Consultants:
  The Contributions of John Steinbeck to Social Action Theory (1995)
  James A. Kent, as told to Ed B. Larsh
• Using Social Ecology to Meet the Productive Harmony Intent of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) (2001)
  Kevin Preister and James A Kent
• Social Ecology: A New Pathway to Watershed Restoration (1997)
  Kevin Preister & James A. Kent
• Methods for the Development of Human Geographic Boundaries and their Use (1999)
  James A Kent; Kevin Preister
• Technical Basis of Delineation of Human Geographic Units (USDA, 1986)
  Anthony K. Quinkert, James A. Kent, Donald C. Taylor
• Cultural Attachment: Assessment of Impacts to Living Culture
  James A Kent; John Ryan; Carolyn Hunka and Robert Schultz
• Cultural Attachment and Restoring Kindred Connections to Uhiūhi
• Community-based Stewardship; a Model for Applied Science
  Gary McVicker
• Culturally-based Redistricting: Putting Communities at the Center of the Reapportionment Process
  Kent Briggs
• The Issue-Centered Approach to Social Impacts: From Assessment to Management
  Kevin Preister & James A. Kent
• Restoring Watershed Health: Peacetime Military Contributions and Federalwide Agency Implications (n.d.)
  D. Drigot
• Applying Social Ecology to Environmental Collaboration: Input from Practitioners Working in Agency Settings.
  Jenna Berman
• Powerful Corporations Undone in a Paradox of Prosperity (Environmental Management News, 1988)
  James A. Kent, Donald Taylor, C. Harvey Smith, Carolyn Hunka
• The Social Ecology of Women as Transformational Leaders
  Trish Malone
• The Social Ecology of Design: Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
• Social Ecology and Public Policy
• The "Oatmeal Circuit:" Stories of Heart and Soul in Community

CORPORATIONS

• Managing NIMBY Issues Before They Manage You
  Gary Severson
• The Holy Cross Energy Experience—Citizen-Generated Solutions for Transmission Line and Sub-Station (Snowmass, Colorado)
  Dr. James A. Kent
• Application of the Culture Based Issue Management System to Improve Production at the Tanguisson Power Plant (Guam)
  James A. Kent, Eric Casino
• Aspen Earth Moving Company (Carbondale, Colorado, 2001-07)
  James A. Kent
• Powerful Corporations Undone in a Paradox of Prosperity (Environmental Management News, 1988)
  James A. Kent, Donald Taylor, C. Harvey Smith, Carolyn Hunka

GOVERNMENT

Federal Government

Department of Interior

• Community Field Reports in Support of Upcoming Land Use Planning For the Spokane District Office of the Bureau of Land Management (April, 2010)
• Assessment of Community Interests and Communication Strategies by Geographic Area (Las Cruces, New Mexico, 2003)
• Social Considerations for the Yuma Field Office in Developing a Preparation Plan for a New Resource Management Plan (Yuma Bureau of Land Management, 2001)
• Summary Report of Community Fieldwork for Southern Bradshaw Planning (BLM, Phoenix, Arizona, 2001)
  Kevin Preister
• A Field Guide to the Social Ecology of the Willamette Valley (U.S. Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, 2002)
  Kevin Preister, Luis Ibanez, Toby Keys, Megan Gordon, Kirsten Saylor, Armando Arias, James Kent
• Citizen Issues and Opportunities Related to Bureau of Land Management Activities in the Farmington District Office
  Kevin Preister, Ph.D.
• Preparing for Change in the High Desert of Central Oregon: Using Human Geographic Boundaries to Create Partnerships
  Kevin Preister, Ph.D., James Kent Associates and Social Ecology Associates
• The Red-Cockaded Woodpecker as an Asset: Creating Community Benefits from Habitat Restoration
  Kevin Preister, Ph.D., Dave Schultz, Dick Merritt, Kris Komar, James A. Kent, J.D.

Department of Agriculture

• A Field Guide to the Social Ecology of the Willamette Valley (U.S. Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, 2002)
  Kevin Preister, Luis Ibanez, Toby Keys, Megan Gordon, Kirsten Saylor, Armando Arias, James Kent
• Enterprise and Job Creation for Stability, Sustainability and Livability on Moloka`i, Hawaii
• Cultural Attachment: Assessment of Impacts to Living Culture (U.S. Forest Service)
  James A Kent; John Ryan; Carolyn Hunka and Robert Schultz
• Social Assessment: Interests and Issues of Illinois Valley Residents Regarding Public Land Management
• The Page Creek Community Forestry Management Plan

Department of Defense

• Three Reports Related to the Makua Beach Amphibious Training of the U.S. Marine Corps, Support Documents for the Environmental Impact Statement
• Restoring Watershed Health: Peacetime Military Contributions and Federalwide Agency Implications (n.d.)
  D. Drigot
• Including the Excluded Population in Marine Corp Environmental Decisions
  Marine Corps Gazette
  LtCols Richard O. Merritt and Roy Whitehead, USMC (Ret)

Local and Tribal Governments

• The Listening Project in the Ka`u District, County of Hawai`i (2007)
• A Social Capital Approach to Governance (Basalt, Colorado, 2004)
  James A. Kent, John Ryan
• Sierra County Comprehensive Plan (Sierra County, New Mexico, 2006)
  Kevin Preister, Trish Malone, Luis Ibanez
• Issue Management Handbook (Washoe County, Nevada, 1993)
  James A. Kent, Robert Schultz
• West Medford Community Coalition and Opportunities for Change (Medford, Oregon, 1995-98)
  Kevin Preister
• Issues and Opportunities in Creating a Community-Based Approach to Watershed Health (The Kootenai Tribe, northern Idaho)
  Kevin Preister, Ph.D., Luis Ibanez, Kristine Komar, Dave Schultz

COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS

• A Community Vision for the Year 2020 (Grand Junction, Colorado, 2001)
  James A. Kent, Luis Ibanez, Denise Mytty, John MacIntyre, Tom Baker, Janet Fiero, Diana Maire, Kevin Preister, John Ryan
• West Medford Community Coalition and Opportunities for Change (Medford, Oregon, 1995-98)
  Kevin Preister

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

• Application of the Culture Based Issue Management System to Improve Production at the Tanguisson Power Plant (Guam)
  James A. Kent, Eric Casino
• Hawaii and Guam: Strategic Convergence Zones for the United States Forward Defense Strategy in the Pacific Rim
  James A. Kent, Eric Casino
• From Stabilization to Sustainability: Directing the Change by the Marines Move to Guam
  James A. Kent, Kevin Preister

PUBLICATIONS AND ARTICLES

• A Social License to Operate in the 21st Century:
  Overcoming the Clash of Two Cultures
  James A. Kent, James Kent Associates, and
  Kevin Preister, Center for Social Ecology and Public Policy
• Implementing Public Policy Using Heart and Soul
• From Stabilization to Sustainability: Directing the Change Created by the Marines Move to Guam
• Community Development Through Empowerment of the Individual
  Jan Patton Simmons
  B.A., Texas Tech University, 1970
• Management and Empowerment: From Data to Wisdom
  By James A. Kent
  Prepared for Asian Institute of Management February 12, 1987
• Theory and Management of Tourism Impacts
  Kevin Preister
• Highlights of Experiences with Environmental Assessments, Environmental Impact Statements, and Social Impact Management Systems

IRWA JOURNAL ARTICLES

Right of Way Magazine Column on Social Ecology, the Science of Community

• "Social Ecology: A Special Collection of Articles on the Art and Science of Social Ecology", Jointly published by the International Right of Way Association and James Kent Associates, 2016
• IRWA #49 Mar/Apr. 2022 "Listening to Community: Key Steps for Success with IIJA"
• IRWA #48 Nov/Dec, 2021 "Infrastructure Projects: Using the social ecology process in adjusting to new project reality"
• IRWA #47 May/Jun, 2021 "Enter the Bridger: Participation partnerships can be “found” in translation"
• IRWA #46 Mar/Apr, 2021 "Understanding Citizen’s New Empowerment"
• IRWA #45 Jan/Feb, 2021 "Blast From The Past: Looking At The Last Five Years"
• IRWA #44 Nov/Dec, 2020 "Due Diligence, New Diligence"
• IRWA #43 Sep/Oct, 2020 "A Future in Motion"
• IRWA #42 Jul/Aug, 2020 "Old Ideas About Community Engagement"
• IRWA #41 May/June, 2020 "Celebrating the 11th Anniversary of the Social Ecology Column"
• IRWA #40 May/Jun, 2020 "Myths and Assumptions"
• IRWA #39 Mar/Apr, 2020 "Restructure Your Organization"
• IRWA #38 Jan/Feb, 2020 "Avoiding the Great Divide, Part 2"
• IRWA #37 Nov/Dec, 2019 "Avoiding the Great Divide, Part 1"
• IRWA #36 May/June, 2019 "Examining the Roadblocks"
• IRWA #35 Mar/Apr, 2019 "Citizens Awakening - The Paradigm Shift"
• IRWA #34 Jan/Feb, 2019 "The Oatmeal Circuit"
• IRWA #33 Nov/Dec, 2018 "Social Risk Scoring"
• IRWA #32 Jul/Aug. 2018 "Successful Project Implementation"
  Expanding the Operating Space of the Right of Way Professional Social Ecology
• IRWA #31 May/Jun, 2018 "Predict Community Push Back"
• IRWA #30 Mar/Apr, 2018 "Managing Project Complexity"
• IRWA #29 Jan/Feb, 2018 "The Power of Community Engagement"
• IRWA #28 Nov/Dec, 2016 "Defending Sacred Land - The Power of Cultural Attachment"
• IRWA #27 Sept/Oct, 2016 "Geographic Democracy - A widespread power shift changing project outcomes"
• IRWA #26 May/June, 2016 "Mitigating the Fear"
• IRWA #25 March/April, 2016 "Stopping NIMBYism in its Tracks"
• IRWA #24 Workbook for Course #225, Social Risk Management for the Infrastructure Professional, A Manual for Best Practices in Community Engagement
• IRWA #23 Nov/Dec, 2014 A Fresh Perspective - Course field trip reveals impact on local community
• IRWA #22 Jan/Feb, 2015 "Preventing a Chain Reaction: Understanding Social Risk as it Relates to Infrastructure Projects"
• IRWA #21 May/June, 2014 "Community Impact from a Global Perspective: Keeping Social Risk Assessments Close at Hand"
• IRWA #20 Jan/Feb, 2014 "The People Factor"
• IRWA #20A Jan/Feb, 2014 "Birth of a New Course"
• IRWA #19 Nov/Dec, 2013 "A Grassroots Campaign"
• IRWA #18 Sept/Oct, 2013 "A Tale of Two Mines"
• IRWA #17 July/Aug, 2013 "Surging Industries in Global Energy"
• IRWA #16 Jan/Feb, 2013 "The Social Risk - When Citizens Organize to Fight a Project"
• IRWA #15 July/Aug, 2012 "Saving Fast Track: Alternative Energy Futures at Stake"
• IRWA #14 May/June, 2012 "Working Constructively with Concerned Citizens"
• IRWA #13 Jan/Feb, 2012 "The Promise and Peril of Corridor Expansion"
• IRWA #12 May/June, 2011 "Relocating the Marine Corps"
• IRWA #11 Jan/Feb, 2011 "Streamline Your Next Project: The Case for Goodwill"
• IRWA #10 Nov/Dec, 2010 "Human Geographic Mapping: A New Approach"
• IRWA #9 Sept/Oct, 2010 "The BP Disaster and Lessons Learned"
• IRWA #8 July/Aug, 2010 "Collaboration under the NEPA Umbrella"
• IRWA #7 May/June, 2010 "When Ignorance is not Bliss"
• IRWA #6 March/April, 2010 "Overcoming Community Roadblocks"
• IRWA #5 Jan/Feb, 2010 "Inside the Invisible Community"
• IRWA #4 Nov/Dec, 2009 "Perception of the Local Language"
• IRWA #3 Sept/Oct, 2009 "Leveraging the Science of Community"
• IRWA #2 July/Aug, 2009 "The Holy Cross Energy Experience"
• IRWA #1 May/June, 2009 "Wind Energy Development and Public Perception"