Social aspects of public waste management in Switzerland
- Zurich Univ. of Applied Sciences, Winterthur (Switzerland). Dept. of Ecology
It is becoming increasingly evident that a waste management program, and especially a waste treatment technique, which ignores social aspects, is doomed to failure. Aspects concerning the problems of public acceptance, public participation in planning and implementation, consumer behavior and changing value systems are no less important than the technical or economic aspects in waste management research and decision-making. As part of the Integrated Research Project ``Waste``, Swiss Priority Program Environment (SPPE) 1996--1999, this sub-project focuses on the results from two main areas. (1) Results of the three-round written Delphi-Expert questioning ``Contributions to the development of waste management in Switzerland`` show that decision transparency, interregional cooperation, information policy and public participation are important factors with regard to the public acceptance of waste management in Switzerland. (2) The much discussed problem area of public acceptance of waste policies is directly linked to the concept to Social compatibility, which is identified as an essential component of sustainable and successful waste management. As an additional aspect, the significance of mediation as a participatory process for public acceptance will be investigated. Public dialogues on concrete waste management project not accepted by parts of the population, will therefore be initiated, monitored and evaluated.
- OSTI ID:
- 696796
- Journal Information:
- Waste Management, Journal Name: Waste Management Journal Issue: 6 Vol. 19; ISSN WAMAE2; ISSN 0956-053X
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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