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Site fights : divisive facilities and civil society in Japan and the West
- Title
- Site fights : divisive facilities and civil society in Japan and the West / Daniel P. Aldrich.
- Author
- Aldrich, Daniel P.
- Publication
- Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2008.
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- Description
- xv, 254 p. : ill.; 24 cm.
- Summary
- "When protests arise over nuclear power plants, dams, and airports, agencies regularly rely on the coercive powers of the modern state, such as land expropriation and police repression. Only under pressure from civil society do policymakers move toward financial incentives and public relations campaigns. Through fieldwork and interviews with bureaucrats and activists, Aldrich illustrates these dynamics with case studies from Japan, France, and the United States." "The incidents highlighted in Site Fights stress the importance of developing engaged civil society even in the absence of crisis, thereby making communities both less attractive to planners of controversial projects and more effective at resisting future threats."--BOOK JACKET.
- Subject
- Industrial location > Japan
- Industrial location > France
- Industrial policy > Japan
- Industrial policy > France
- Industriepolitiek
- Bedrijfsvestiging
- Inspraak
- Burgermaatschappij
- Industrie > Localisation > Japon
- Industrie > Localisation > France
- Politique industrielle > Japon
- Politique industrielle > France
- Japan
- Frankrijk
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-242) and index.
- Contents
- Introduction: Site Fights and Policy Tools -- 1. Picking Sites -- 2. A Logic of Tool Choice -- 3. Occasional Turbulence: Airport Siting in Japan and France -- 4. Dam the Rivers: Siting Water Projects in Japan and France -- 5. Trying to Change Hearts and Minds: Japanese Nuclear Power Plant Siting -- 6. David versus Goliath: French Nuclear Power Plant Siting -- Conclusion: Areas for Future Investigation -- App. 1. Data Sources -- App. 2. Methodological Details -- App. 3. Interviewees.
- ISBN
- 9780801446191 (cloth : alk. paper)
- 0801446198 (cloth : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 2007031127
- OCLC
- ocn163593358
- 163593358
- SCSB-5514359
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries