Canadian Innovations in Siting Hazardous Waste Management Facilities

摘要

Siting hazardous waste facilities is an ex- tremely complex and difficult endeavor. Public aversion to the construction of these facilities in or near their community often results in concerted opposition, referred to as the NIMBY syndrome. For the most part, siting processes do not Fail because of inadequate environmental or technical con- Siderations, but because of the adversarial decision-making Strategies employed by the proponents. Innovative siting Processes used in the provinces or Alberta and Manitoba Offer tangible evidence of the successful application of an Innovative siting approach based on the principles of decen- Tralization of decision-making authority and full and mean- Ingful public involvement.