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- catalog abstract ""In this book James T. Hamilton and W. Kip Viscusi present the first comprehensive analysis of the magnitude of hazardous waste risks and of the efficacy of the Environmental Protection Agency's Superfund program."--Jacket. "By matching agency decision data to detailed census information using geographic information systems (GIS) technology, the authors show that most hazardous waste sites do not pose sufficient risk to merit the most stringent cleanup options. Those sites that do pose considerable risk to exposed populations often receive inadequate attention, because government decisions to target cleanups are based more on political factors than on actual risks. The authors propose policy reforms that could significantly reduce cleanup costs without sacrificing the protection of human health."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b11388309.
- catalog contributor b11388310.
- catalog created "c1999.".
- catalog date "1999".
- catalog date "c1999.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1999.".
- catalog description ""By matching agency decision data to detailed census information using geographic information systems (GIS) technology, the authors show that most hazardous waste sites do not pose sufficient risk to merit the most stringent cleanup options. Those sites that do pose considerable risk to exposed populations often receive inadequate attention, because government decisions to target cleanups are based more on political factors than on actual risks. The authors propose policy reforms that could significantly reduce cleanup costs without sacrificing the protection of human health."--Jacket.".
- catalog description ""In this book James T. Hamilton and W. Kip Viscusi present the first comprehensive analysis of the magnitude of hazardous waste risks and of the efficacy of the Environmental Protection Agency's Superfund program."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "1. Introduction -- 2. Measuring Individual Risks -- 3. Assessing Conservatism in Individual Risk Estimates / P. Christen Dockins -- 4. Populations at Risk -- 5. Costs of Conservatism: Cost-Effectiveness of Site Remediations -- 6. Are Risk Regulators "Rational"? -- 7. Environmental Equity at Superfund Sites -- 8. Market Reactions to Site Risks / Ted Gayer -- 9. Implementing Risk Reforms in Site Remediations -- App. A. Assessing Human Health Risks and Remediation Costs.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [301]-320) and index.".
- catalog extent "xi, 326 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0262082780 (alk. paper)".
- catalog isPartOf "Regulation of economic activity ; 21".
- catalog issued "1999".
- catalog issued "c1999.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press,".
- catalog spatial "United States.".
- catalog subject "363.72/87/0973 21".
- catalog subject "Environmental policy United States.".
- catalog subject "HC110.E5 H315 1999".
- catalog subject "Hazardous waste site remediation Government policy United States.".
- catalog subject "Hazardous waste sites Law and legislation United States.".
- catalog subject "Hazardous wastes Government policy United States.".
- catalog subject "Risk United States.".
- catalog subject "United States. Environmental Protection Agency.".
- catalog tableOfContents "1. Introduction -- 2. Measuring Individual Risks -- 3. Assessing Conservatism in Individual Risk Estimates / P. Christen Dockins -- 4. Populations at Risk -- 5. Costs of Conservatism: Cost-Effectiveness of Site Remediations -- 6. Are Risk Regulators "Rational"? -- 7. Environmental Equity at Superfund Sites -- 8. Market Reactions to Site Risks / Ted Gayer -- 9. Implementing Risk Reforms in Site Remediations -- App. A. Assessing Human Health Risks and Remediation Costs.".
- catalog title "Calculating risks? : the spatial and political dimensions of hazardous waste policy / James T. Hamilton and W. Kip Viscusi.".
- catalog type "text".