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Waste and the Backyard
. Ed(S): Dente, Bruno; Fareri, Paolo (Istituto Per La Ricerca Sociale, Milano, Italy); Ligteringen, Josee
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Description for Waste and the Backyard
Hardback. Controversies concerning the siting of facilities for the disposal and treatment of hazardous but also domestic waste are widespread in all of the industrialized countries. This book aims to investigate the decision-making processes for the siting and creation of waste facilities, in order to identify the factors for predicting success. Editor(s): Dente, Bruno; Fareri, Paolo (Istituto per la Ricerca Sociale, Milano, Italy); Ligteringen, Josee. Series: Environment and Management. Num Pages: 226 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; RNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 509.
Controversies concerning the siting of facilities for the disposal and treatment of hazardous but also domestic waste are widespread in all of the industrialized countries. The paradoxical situation of projects that are needed for environmental reasons and are opposed on environmental grounds has been addressed by scholars and by policy-makers searching for solutions. However, only in a few cases have waste disposal facilities actually been built and made operational.
The aim of the book (which illustrates the results of a research project financed by the EU-DGXII) is to investigate ... Read more
Controversies concerning the siting of facilities for the disposal and treatment of hazardous but also domestic waste are widespread in all of the industrialized countries. The paradoxical situation of projects that are needed for environmental reasons and are opposed on environmental grounds has been addressed by scholars and by policy-makers searching for solutions. However, only in a few cases have waste disposal facilities actually been built and made operational.
The aim of the book (which illustrates the results of a research project financed by the EU-DGXII) is to investigate ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
226
Condition
New
Series
Environment and Management
Number of Pages
226
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9780792350286
SKU
V9780792350286
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Ref
99-15
Reviews for Waste and the Backyard
`This fascinating book gives useful insights into what is an almost inevitable phenomenon (although people are beginning to take an interest in the `Yes In My Backyard' - YIMBY approach)..... the authors present a common theoretical framework for case study analysis which makes this book a useful contribution to policy planning.' Warmer ... Read more