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Controversies concerning the siting of facilities for the disposal and treatment of hazardous but also domestic waste are widespread in all of the industrialized countries. The paradoxical situation of projects that are needed for environmental reasons and are opposed on environmental grounds has been addressed by scholars and by policy-makers searching for solutions. However, only in a few cases have waste disposal facilities actually been built and made operational. The aim of the book (which illustrates the results of a research project financed by the EU-DGXII) is to investigate the decision-making processes for the siting and creation of waste facilities, in order to identify the factors for predicting success. Adopting a public policy analysis approach the book presents six cases of successful decision-making on waste facilities siting in France, Italy, The Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland and Slovenia, drawing lessons for the redefinition of public policy-making in the field of waste treatment.

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'This fascinating book gives useful insights into what is an almost inevitable phenomenon (although people are beginning to take an interest in the 'Yes In My Backyard' - YIMBY approach)... the authors present a common theoretical framework for case study analysis which makes this book a useful contribution to policy planning.' Warmer Bulletin vol:67

'This fascinating book gives useful insights into what is an almost inevitable phenomenon (although people are beginning to take an interest in the 'Yes In My Backyard' - YIMBY approach)... the authors present a common theoretical framework for case study analysis which makes this book a useful contribution to policy planning.' Warmer Bulletin vol:67

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