Prospects for resolving hazardous-waste-siting disputes through negotiation

Journal Article · Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1984 · Nat. Resour. Lawyer; (United States)

OSTI ID:6216628

Bingham, G; Miller, D S

The impasse created by public opposition to siting hazardous waste facilities has prompted several efforts to reform the siting process, but most of the approaches have failed because they do not deal fully with causes and dynamics of public opposition. Negotiation, with offers of appropriate compensation for actual and potential losses, appears to offer a more direct and equitable response to this opposition than do traditional approaches. Negotiation allows the parties to address the problem of unequal cost and benefit distribution associated with siting hazardous waste facilities. There are several examples of negotiated siting agreements. 79 references.

• Research Organization: Conservation Foundation, Washington, DC
• OSTI ID: 6216628
• Journal Information: Nat. Resour. Lawyer; (United States), Vol. 17:3
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
29 ENERGY PLANNING
POLICY AND ECONOMY
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
WASTE DISPOSAL
PUBLIC POLICY
SITE SELECTION
LEGAL ASPECTS
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
PUBLIC OPINION
RISK ASSESSMENT
VICTIMS COMPENSATION
MANAGEMENT
MATERIALS
WASTE MANAGEMENT
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