Soil is an important resource for the development of life and the quality of natural
ecosystems. Oil exploitation requires the implementation of complementary infrastructure …

This article reviews how the principles of sustainable development can be applied to natural-
hazard reduction in developing countries. At issue is the extent to which sustainable …

Cost-benefit analysis (CBA) is the systematic and analytical process of comparing benefits
and costs in evaluating the desirability of a project or programme–often of a social nature. It …

Conflicts regarding the siting of hazardous facilities in the US have often led to an impasse
due to numerous problems, particularly including social distrust. To address this situation …

This comprehensive treatment of environmental impact assessment (EIA) provides an
authoritative contemporary review of theory and practice over the past ten years. EIA is …

We live in a'risk society'where the identification, distribution and management of risks, from
new technology, environmental factors or other sources are crucial to our individual and …

Empirical evidence indicates that compensation can prove effective in gaining public
acceptance for siting facilities on the benign end of the spectrum (eg, landfills, prisons), but …

One of the most serious challenges facing “advanced” industrial societies is the
management of technological risks. Recently, a number of sociologists have called attention …

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How do mitigation and benefits measures affect public acceptance for siting different kinds of
potentially hazardous facilities? What kinds of benefits measures are seen as most (or least) …