Conflict and uncertainty are central themes in resource management. On the one hand, conflict arises because different interests--business and industry, environmental groups, First Nations, the general public, local communities with resource-based economies--want different things from theenvironment. On the other, governments must try to resolve those conflicts on the basis of scientific models and data that are often uncertain at best. In each case, resource managers must try to find the best balance they can among solutions that can never be perfect.This third edition of Resource and Environmental Management in Canada brings together contributions from more than two dozen specialists in the field. It is tailored specifically for university students and has four overall goals: to explain how the resource manaagement process works; to illustratethe variety of strategies used; to outline the various technical and non-technical considerations that influence decisions; and to emphasize the tradeoffs that must be made to accommodate a broad range of legitimate societal interest.