Overview
A major contribution to the environmental policy debate, this is the first book to examine the legal, technical, and planning initiatives employed in Europe to avoid land disposal of toxic waste. Although largely ignored in the U.S. until now, safer alternatives to land disposal exist in Europe. By studying and implementing the best of these methods, the authors argue, the United States can begin to resolve its own toxic waste problem, a problem that has reached crisis proportions.
Full Product Details
Author: Gary A. Davis
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint: Praeger Publishers Inc
Dimensions:
Width: 15.60cm
, Height: 2.00cm
, Length: 23.40cm
Weight: 0.656kg
ISBN: 9780899301136
ISBN 10: 0899301134
Pages: 339
Publication Date: 04 December 1987
Recommended Age: From 7 to 17 years
Audience:
College/higher education
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Undergraduate
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Manufactured on demand
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Reviews
?This collection of ten essays offers a cross-cultural study of hazardous waste management issues in the hope that we may thereby better reform environmental management in the United States. Contents include: Restructuring Toxic Waste Controls: Intrinsic Difficulties and Historical Trends, ' by Piasecki and Davis. Part I: Minimizing Risks through Technology: Waste Reduction Strategies: European Practice and American Prospects, ' by Davis, Donald Huisingh, and Piasecki; Shifting the Burden Off the Land: The Role of Technical Innovations, ' by Davis; and Alternatives to Ocean Incineration in Europe, ' by Piasecki and Hans Sutter. Part 2: Government Control of Risk: Government Ownership of Risk: Guaranteeing a Treatment Infrasture, ' by Davis and Joanne Linnerooth, with Piasecki; Making Waste Recoverable: European Waste Oil Programs; by Lee Breckenridge; Waste Havens and Waste Transfers: International Transboundary Issues, ' by Piasecki and Wendy Grieder. Part 3: The Challenge Ahead: Siting Hazardous Waste Facilities: Asking the Right Questions, ' by Davis and William Colglazier; Government's Aid: The Role of Citizen and Environmental Groups in Europe, ' by Piasecki and Janet Brooks; and Establishing Collection Systems: Benefits of the Infrastructure Approach, ' by Piasecki and Stuart Messinger. Concluding Remarks: The Next Steps After Land Disposal, ' by Davis and Piasecki.?-Science, Technology and Society
Author Information
BRUCE W. PIASECKI is Associate Director of the Hazardous Waste and Toxic Substances Research and Management Center at Clarkson University, where he is also a professor in the Center for Liberal Studies. GARY A. DAVIS is Research Associate at the University of Tennessee's Center for Energy, Resources, and the Environment, where he is affiliated with the Waste Management Research and Education Institute.
