Facility Siting: Issues and Perspectives
نویسنده
چکیده
The siting of an increasing range of facilities has become a major policy problem for all nations alike. Developers often face significant resistance from community interests in seeking to site socially desirable facilities. Siting is inherently political. While in some cases, developers are unable to get community agreement for projects, in others, they have had more success. This overview paper discusses several key issues, including process, institutional, justice, and conflict management issues, involved in the siting of facilities,. It stresses the importance of relating these issues to comparative analysis in furthering our understanding of the facility siting challenge, and in considering the question of whether policy learning can occur between nations which are built of different social, political, and historical foundations from each other. The paper concludes by arguing that the improvement of siting policies requires not only improved principles and guidelines, but also improved leadership skills for translating those guidelines into dynamic decision processes.
منابع مشابه
Lessons from the flood: will Floyd change livestock farming?
When Hurricane Floyd struck eastern North Carolina in September 1999, as many as 50 waste lagoons, many of them several acres in size, were inundated by flood waters. Five lagoons breached, and waterborne animal waste produced nutrient pollution and raised the potential for exposure to pathogens and the risk of disease. As the state recovers, a common question being asked is whether state lives...
متن کاملSchool Siting Near Industrial Chemical Facilities: Findings from the U.S. Chemical Safety Board’s Investigation of the West Fertilizer Explosion
BACKGROUND The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) investigated the 17 April 2013 explosion at the West Fertilizer Company (WFC) that resulted in 15 fatalities, more than 260 injuries, and damage to more than 150 buildings. Among these structures were four nearby school buildings cumulatively housing children in grades kindergarten-12, a nursing care facility, and an apart...
متن کاملمکان یابی مناسب ترین محل دفن زباله های جامد شهر یاسوج با روش تحلیل چند معیاره
Background and aims: In most multi criteria decision making issues, a desirable alternative which suit all aspects does not exist. In current assessment methods, after considering all criteria, the advantages and disadvantages of the best alternative remain imperceptible. The objective of this study was to present a simple approach for such decision making cases. Methods: The approach was app...
متن کاملPolicy Brief.
Background There is a growing concern that school siting, construction and renovation practices in the United States are inconsistent with efforts to reduce sprawl, encourage compact growth, and increase the sustainability of our built and natural environments. Current practices also undermine efforts to support walking and cycling to school, and to strengthen community-based schools. A range o...
متن کامل