Overview
"The siting or development of risky facilities, such as nuclear power plants or waste repositories, remains an intractable policy problem for all democratic nations. In this book, the authors present a comparative study of various siting controversies in North America, Asia, Europe and Australia. They argue that devising effective policies for dealing with siting conflicts will require social learning and changes in both institutional design and policy process." The book addresses a growing policy problem confronting all democratic nations. By exploring the lessons to be learned from international siting experiences, it will prove invaluable reading for academics, policymakers, government agencies, NGOs, and other societal interests involved in environmental and siting issues.Synopsis
The siting or development of risk facilities, such as nuclear power plants or waste repositories, remains an intractable policy problem for all democratic nations. The contributors to this collection present a comparative study of various siting controversies in North America, Asia, Europe and Australia. They argue that devising effective policies for dealing with siting conflicts will require social learning and changes in both institutional design and the policy process. Studying siting in the context of a transaction cost framework, these papers analyze the extent to which the institutional and policy environment can assist in managing siting conflicts and consider equity, incentive structures, social pressures, alliances and the nature of decision processes and information strategies. Annotation ©2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR