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Siting hazardous waste facilities : local opposition and the myth of preemption

Title: Siting hazardous waste facilities : local opposition and the myth of preemption / David Morell and Christopher Magorian.
Author: Morell, David.
Publication: Cambridge, Mass. : Ballinger Pub. Co., 1982.

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Additional Authors

Magorian, Christopher.

Description

xiv, 266 pages : illustrations; 24 cm

Subject

Note

Includes index.

Bibliography (note)

Bibliography: p. 249-258.

Contents

1. The hazardous waste crisis and the siting imperative -- 2. Risk, fear, and local opposition: "Not in my backyard" -- 3. Winners and losers: The siting problem in its political context -- 4. Who decides? -- Government authority and public participation -- 5. Who pays? -- Compensation and incentives in siting -- 6. Conclusions: Public policy and the myth of preemption -- Appendix A: A case study of victim-centered political action: Jackson Township, New Jersey -- David Moldenhauer -- Appendix B: An analysis of New Jersey's siting solution.

ISBN

0884109062
9780884109068

LCCN

82001789

OCLC

ocm08221355
8221355
SCSB-75566

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library