Whose Backyard, Whose Risk: Fear and Fairness in Toxic and Nuclear Waste Siting - Hardcover

Gerrard, Michael B.

 
9780262071604: Whose Backyard, Whose Risk: Fear and Fairness in Toxic and Nuclear Waste Siting
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0262071606 ISBN 13: 9780262071604
Publisher: Mit Pr, 1994

Synopsis

An environmental lawyer offers an analysis of practices that contribute to the failure of successful waste disposal and suggests alternative methods to tackle various forms of waste and effectively allocate land with a minimum of risk. UP.

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About the Author

Michael B. Gerrard is an environmental attorney with Arnold & Porter in New York City. He is coauthor of an environmental law column in New York Law Journal and founder and editor of the newsletter Environmental Law in New York. He also teaches environmental law at New York University School of Law and Columbia University School of Law.

Reviews

Environmental attorney Gerrard has written a comprehensive book detailing the hazardous and radioactive waste (HW/RW) problem in America. His task is daunting: "how to find the system of HW/RW management that maximizes social welfare, taking full account of the social and environmental costs, while achieving fairness." Gerrard integrates political, scientific, psychological and economic considerations; advocates a balance of federal, state and local responsibility; and emphasizes grassroots incentives for siting, i.e., compensating communities to store toxic waste under rigidly controlled conditions. He does a superb job of distinguishing between real and perceived risks, recognizing that public perceptions of hazardous waste-siting options are as critical as a site's underlying geology. Although the style is dry, the book offers new insight into a critical environmental problem. Illustrations.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.

In this well-organized book, environmental lawyer Gerrard attempts to find a coherent way for the United States through the maze of concerns and legalities surrounding the disposal of toxic and radioactive waste. With our country leading by a large margin in the production of hazardous waste in the civilian sector, with "grandfathered landfills," with few to no new toxic waste sites being built, this is a dilemma that requires attention so that we do not impose a burden on future generations. Drawing on diverse literature, the author proposes a national system of waste disposal that includes local control, state responsibility, and national allocation. An epilog gives step-by-step examples of how a siting decision might be made employing this program in a hypothetical situation. Recommended for public and academic libraries and special environmental collections.
Diane M. Fortner, Univ. of California Lib., Berkeley
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Publisher
Mit Pr
Publication date
1994
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0262071606
ISBN 13 
9780262071604
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
347

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