Land use planning in British Columbia: an evaluation of the Lillooet land and resource management plan

This research examines the case of the Lillooet Land and Resource Management Plan (LLRMP) using multicriteria evaluation method. The research shows that even though participants gained important benefits (social capital, useful information, creative ideas, and improved knowledge and negotiations skills) through the LLRMP process, they could not reach consensus agreement. The process outcome did not achieve public interest and it did not reduce conflict among table members. The outcome also reveals that some participants were not fully committed to make the process work. In addition, time allotted to the process was unrealistic, leading table members to accept a final offer selection process that was different from CP and consensus agreement principles. Evaluating the LLRMP provides useful information because it is one the rare initiatives that did not reach a consensus agreement and also the only LRMP in British Columbia where stakeholders had to adopt a final offer selection process.