NIMBY and the hazardous and toxic waste siting dilemma: The need for concept clarification

Society and Natural Resources

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 81-89

  Luloff, A E ^a   Albrecht, Stan L ^b   Bourke, Lisa ^c  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Concept clarification; Hazardous waste; Not in my backyard (NIMBY); Siting

Indexed keywords

ENVIROMENTAL POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; NIMBY; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0031776552     PISSN: 08941920     EISSN: 15210723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08941929809381063     Document Type: Article

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