A sociological perspective on the siting of hazardous waste facilities.

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Mileti, Dennis S

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TextLanguage: ENG Publication details: 1985Description: 18p., 1 fig, 9 refsReport number: CONF-850314-15; DE85-007950Subject: Despite available technologies and physical science capabilities, the effective siting of hazardous waste facilities stands more as a major contemporary social issue than it is a technological problem. This paper proposes that the siting of hazardous waste facilities should take a convergent and integrated approach of social impact assessment, which seeks to define and mitigate problems. This is an approach used in hazards policy studies that has sought to understand and incorporate public risk perceptions into effective decision making.

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Despite available technologies and physical science capabilities, the effective siting of hazardous waste facilities stands more as a major contemporary social issue than it is a technological problem. This paper proposes that the siting of hazardous waste facilities should take a convergent and integrated approach of social impact assessment, which seeks to define and mitigate problems. This is an approach used in hazards policy studies that has sought to understand and incorporate public risk perceptions into effective decision making.

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