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"In this book James T. Hamilton and W. Kip Viscusi present the first comprehensive analysis of the magnitude of hazardous waste risks and of the efficacy of the Environmental Protection Agency's Superfund program."--BOOK JACKET.
"By matching agency decision data to detailed census information using geographic information systems (GIS) technology, the authors show that most hazardous waste sites do not pose sufficient risk to merit the most stringent cleanup options. Those sites that do pose considerable risk to exposed populations often receive inadequate attention, because government decisions to target cleanups are based more on political factors than on actual risks.
The authors propose policy reforms that could significantly reduce cleanup costs without sacrificing the protection of human health."--BOOK JACKET.
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Hazardous waste sites, United States, Government policy, Risk, Environmental policy, United States. Environmental Protection Agency, Hazardous waste site remediation, Law and legislation, Hazardous wastes, Dépôts de déchets dangereux, Restauration, Politique gouvernementale, Environnement, Risque, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING, Environmental, Waste Management, Hazardous wastes, government policy, Hazardous wastes, law and legislation, Environmental protection, Environmental policy, united statesPlaces
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Calculating Risks?: The Spatial and Political Dimensions of Hazardous Waste Policy
2016, MIT Press
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Calculating Risks?: The Spatial and Political Dimensions of Hazardous Waste Policy
1999, MIT Press
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Calculating Risks? The Spatial and Political Dimensions of Hazardous Waste Policy (Regulation of Economic Activity)
September 10, 1999, The MIT Press
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0262082780 9780262082785
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"During the 1980s risks from hazardous waste sites ranked as the top environmental problem in popular opinion surveys."
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