Managing the intractable: Communicative structures for management of hexachlorobenzene and other scheduled wastes

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1583-1592

  Rae, Ian ^a   Brown, Paul ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Governance; Hexachlorobenzene; Risk management; Toxic waste; Trust

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; TOXIC MATERIALS; WASTE TREATMENT;

ADVISORY BODIES; AUSTRALIA; DECISION-MAKING STRUCTURE; GOVERNANCE; HEXACHLOROBENZENE; HIGHEST TEMPERATURE; MANAGEMENT PLANS; NEW ZEALAND; RISKS MANAGEMENT; TRUST;

RISK MANAGEMENT;

DECISION MAKING; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; HEXACHLOROBENZENE; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; STAKEHOLDER; TOXIC MATERIAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; BOTANY; NEW SOUTH WALES;

EID: 60649111056     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2008.05.013     Document Type: Article

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