Siting noxious facilities: an approach that integrates technical, economic, and political considerations

• Published in: Land economics Vol. 68; no. 3; pp. 283 - 301
• Main Authors: Swallow, S.K. (University of Rhode Island), Opaluch, J.J, Weaver, T.F
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Chicago University of Wisconsin Press 01.08.1992
• Subjects: AFFECTATION DE RESSOURCES; Agricultural management; ASIGNACION DE RECURSOS; AUCTIONS; CAMBIO SOCIAL; CARACTERISTICAS DEL SITIO; CHANGEMENT SOCIAL; CLASIFICACION; CLASSIFICATION; Communities; Cost estimates; COSTOS SOCIALES; COUT SOCIAL; DECISION MAKING; Economic costs; Economic theory; Economics; ELIMINACION DE DESECHOS; ELIMINATION DES DECHETS; Environmental policy; FACTEUR LIE AU SITE; Hazardous products; Hazardous waste sites; LAND; Land economics; LAND USE; Landfills; Location; NORMAS; NORME; PLANIFICACION; PLANIFICATION; PLANNING; Policy making; PRISE DE DECISION; Public goods; RANKING; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RHODE ISLAND; Sanitary landfills; SITE FACTORS; Site selection; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIAL COSTS; SOCIAL IMPACT; SUBASTAS; TERRE; TIERRAS; TOMA DE DECISIONES; United States; UTILISATION DES TERRES; UTILIZACION DE LA TIERRA; VENTE AUX ENCHERES; WASTE DISPOSAL; United States > US
• ISSN: 0023-7639; 1543-8325
• DOI: 10.2307/3146377

Policymakers anticipate strong local opposition to undesirable land-uses, such as large-scale landfills, and therefore seek new methods for selecting sites. This paper develops an approach that integrates the technical, economic, and political concerns relevant to siting decisions, beginning with identification of alternative sites and extending through selection of the final site. The approach uses utility theory to structure crucial public input for use in a centralized process. However, the site selection stage remains compatible with decentralized approaches which emphasize local acceptance and compensation. The paper also identifies the role of public concerns regarding resources of regional importance.