{"product_id":"9789401044899","title":"Risk, Governance and Society: Successes and Failures in Six Countries","description":"\u003ch1\u003eRisk, Governance and Society: Successes and Failures in Six Countries\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eVari, A.; Reagan-Cirincione, Patricia; Mumpower, J.L.\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003ePlanning for the management of nuclear wastes -- whatever their  level of radioactivity -- is one of the most important environmental  problems for all societies that produce utility, industrial, medical,  or other radioactive waste products. Attemps to site low-level  radioactive waste disposal facilities in Western industrial societies,  however, have repeatedly engendered conflicts between governments,  encountered vehement opposition on the part of local citizen groups,  and given rise to overt hostilities among involved parties. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cem\u003eLLRW Disposal Facility Siting\u003c\/em\u003e is the result of a study designed  to learn more about the causes underlying failed and successful  efforts to site LLRW disposal facilities. The study is based on case  histories of LLRW disposal facility siting processes in six countries.  Siting processes in five states within the United States and in five  additional countries are analyzed using information obtained from  public documents and supplemented by interviews with key participants.  The selected states and countries are major generators of LLRW and  each has made efforts to establish LLRW disposal facilities during the  past decade. They vary widely in the approaches they have adopted to  LLRW management, the institutional structures developed for managing  the siting process, the means used to involve stakeholders and  technical experts in the facility siting process and the amount and  type of data used in making decisions. \u003cbr\u003e  The analysis of these case histories provides general lessons about  the advantages, disadvantages, strengths, and weaknesses of the  various approaches that have been attempted or implemented.  \u003cem\u003eLLRW\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eDisposal Facility Siting\u003c\/em\u003e provides valuable data for  academics and researchers working in the area of environmental  management. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2012-10-14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9789401044899\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-94-011-1120-1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 240cm x160cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 310\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer Netherlands","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44398582038668,"sku":"9789401044899","price":49.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9789401044899.jpg?v=1775732453","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9789401044899","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}