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The aim of this web module is to provide a collective learning experience for students in China and America on environmental conflicts and how they are resolved in different socioeconomic circumstances and amidst varied cultural traditions. Students have been paired according to their areas of interest and an effort has been made to cover as wide an array of topics as possible.

The dialogue should develop as an incremental knowledge exchange in four steps:

1. Introductions and backgrounds to develop camaraderie
2. Exchange of readings and other background material on topic area. Translation software is available for electronically submitted documents and web pages.
3. Conversations through recorded emails and an electronic bulletin board to gain each other's perspectives and to collectively work towards addressing the following questions:
   • How are environmental factors within your topic area perceived similarly and differently in China and the USA?
   • Who are the key stakeholders in both countries within your topic area? How are the power structures different between these stakeholders in China and the USA?
   • What are the different tools for resolving environmental conflicts in your topic area in both countries, and how could they be applied reciprocally? Enlist some lessons the USA could learn from China and some lessons China could learn from USA in this regard.
4. Preparation of a brief presentation summarizing responses to the questions above with examples from your web dialogue conversations and readings.