Siting Noxious Facilities explains and illustrates processes and criteria used to site noxious manufacturing and waste management facilities. It proposes a framework that integrates economic location analysis and risk analysis, emphasizing the reduction of uncertainty.
This book begins by defining noxious facilities and considers the important role of manufacturing in the world economy, before going on to describe the historical practices used in locating these facilities for much of the twentieth century. It then shifts focus to analyze the complex set of considerations in the twenty-first century that mean that any facility that produces annoying smells and sounds, is unsightly and emits hazardous substances has had the bar of acceptability markedly raised for economic, environmental, social and political acceptability.
Drawing on case study examples that highlight pollution prevention, choosing locations at major plants (CLAMP), negotiations, and surrendering control of an activity, Greenberg presents a hybrid framework that advocates the amalgamation of industrial location processes with human health and environmental-oriented risk analysis.
This book will be of great interest to students and scholars of location economics, environmental science, risk analysis and land-use planning. It will also be of great relevance to decision-makers and their major advisers who must make choices about siting noxious facilities.
By:
Michael R Greenberg
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 234mm,
Width: 156mm,
Weight: 544g
ISBN: 9781138099654
ISBN 10: 1138099651
Series: Earthscan Risk in Society
Pages: 270
Publication Date: 01 June 2018
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Primary
,
Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
List of Tables List of Figures Preface Acknowledgements Chapter 1. Introduction to Siting Noxious Facilities Part I. Industrial Location Theory and Practice in the 20th Century Chapter 2: Urbanization, Industrialization, and Noxious Facilities Chapter 3: The Growth and Decline of Noxious Facilities in New Jersey Part II. Part II. Locating Noxious Facilities in the Early 21st Century Chapter 4. Redefining Factors for Locating Noxious Facilities Chapter 5: Becoming Less Noxious Chapter 6: Concentrating Locations at Major Plants (CLAMP) Chapter 7: Negotiating Chapter 8: Letting it Go Part III. Tools and Coping with Siting Noxious Facilities in the Early 21st Century Chapter 9: Tools Chapter 10: Coping with Siting and Non-Siting Options
Michael R. Greenberg is distinguished professor and interim dean of the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, Rutgers University, USA.
