Whose Backyard, Whose Risk : Fear and Fairness in Toxic and Nuclear Waste Siting

English

ISBN: 0262071606

EAN: 9780262071604

Category: Technology & Engineering / Environmental / General/Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection/

Publisher: MIT Press

Synopsis: Gerrard first describes the different kinds of nonradioactive and radioactive wastes and how each is generated and disposed of. He explains historical and current siting decisions and considers the effects of the current mechanisms for making those decisions (including the hidden economics and psychology of the siting process). A typology of permit rules reveals the divergence between what underlies most siting disputes and what environmental laws actually protect. Gerrard then looks at proposals for dealing with the siting dilemma and examines the successes and failures of each. He outlines a new alternative for facility siting that combines a political solution and a legal framework for implementation. A hypothetical example of how a siting decision might be made in a particular case is presented in an epilogue.

Whose Backyard, Whose Risk : Fear and Fairness in Toxic and Nuclear Waste Siting

Illustrated: Yes

Format: Hardcover

Weight: 21.66 oz

Pages: 347