1st Edition
Siting Noxious Facilities Integrating Location Economics and Risk Analysis to Protect Environmental Health and Investments
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
Biography
Michael R. Greenberg is distinguished professor and interim dean of the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, Rutgers University, USA.
"This book goes beyond conventional wisdom about optimizing siting decisions. It illustrates the tradeoffs between economic, environmental and social objectives in a globalized world and provides best practice advice on how to deal prudently and responsibly with uncertainty and risk in locating hazardous facilities. A must for all planners, managers and regulators!" Ortwin Renn, Scientific Director, Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies, Potsdam, Germany
