Public policies for contaminated site cleanup: Evidence from a survey of the Italian public

International Journal of Environmental Technology and Management

Volumn 11, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 68-87

  Turvani, Margherita ^a   Tonin, Stefania ^a   Alberini, Anna ^b   Chiabai, Aline ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY IUAV OF VENICE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c FONDAZIONE ENI ENRICO MATTEI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Contaminated sites; Perception of health risks; Pollution regulation; Public policy; Social benefits

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HEALTH RISKS; PUBLIC POLICY; PUBLIC RISKS; RISK PERCEPTION; SURVEYS;

CONTAMINATED SITES; ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS; ECONOMIC BENEFITS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; LARGE AMOUNTS; NATIONAL SURVEYS; POLLUTION REGULATION; SOCIAL BENEFITS;

LAND RECLAMATION;

CLEANUP; ECONOMETRICS; HEALTH RISK; PERCEPTION; POLLUTION POLICY; PUBLIC HEALTH; REMEDIATION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 68549125216     PISSN: 14662132     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJETM.2009.027188     Document Type: Article

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