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Gerrard, Michael. Whose backyard, whose risk : fear and fairness in toxic and nuclear waste siting / Michael B. Gerrard. - Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, c1994.
ix, 335 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm. Content notes : I. Setting the Stage. 2. The Origins and Disposal of Nonradioactive Wastes. 3. The Origins and Disposal of Radioactive Wastes. 4. How Siting Decisions Are Made. 5. Evaluating the Current Siting Processes -- II. Prior Proposals for Reform. 6. Consensual Proposals. 7. Coercive Proposals. 8. Avoidance Proposals -- III. A Proposed Solution: Local Control, State Responsibility, National Allocation. 9. A Description of the Proposal. 10. Evaluating the Proposed Siting Process. 11. Practicalities of Implementation -- Epilogue: How a Siting Decision Could Be Made. 0262071606 (alk. paper) 9780262071604 (alk. paper) * Hazardous waste sites - Location - Government policy - United States. Hazardous waste sites - Government policy - United States. Afvalstortplaatsen. Milieubeleid. * Dangerous waste materials Disposal United States