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Municipal Waste Management: Inequities and the Role of Deliberation

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Like radioactive waste, municipal solid waste (MSW) requires consideration of a complex mix of intergenerational and intragenerational risks surrounded by uncertain science. Unlike radioactive waste, MSW is a common problem and hence one often perceived to be controllable, at least until a required facility is proposed in a particular community. The intragenerational risks focused on local communities rouse intense public pressures for management. Although some of the risks can be quantified, the risk assessment process cannot deal with all questions. This article examines the multiple dimensions of the decisions required to be made and the weaknesses of a number of decision tools traditionally used. A case is made for the need to integrate decision tools appropriate to the risks into reflexive and iterative decision processes open to public involvement. It is argued that this presents the best hope of both optimizing decisions about the intragenerational risks as well as raising public debate about the importance of sustainable waste management in transgenerational terms.

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  • Judith Petts, 2000. "Municipal Waste Management: Inequities and the Role of Deliberation," Risk Analysis, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 20(6), pages 821-832, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:riskan:v:20:y:2000:i:6:p:821-832
    DOI: 10.1111/0272-4332.206075
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    1. Woolridge, Anne & Morrissey, Anne & Phillips, Paul S., 2005. "The development of strategic and tactical tools, using systems analysis, for waste management in large complex organisations: a case study in UK healthcare waste," Resources, Conservation & Recycling, Elsevier, vol. 44(2), pages 115-137.
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    3. Antonopoulos, I.-S. & Perkoulidis, G. & Logothetis, D. & Karkanias, C., 2014. "Ranking municipal solid waste treatment alternatives considering sustainability criteria using the analytical hierarchical process tool," Resources, Conservation & Recycling, Elsevier, vol. 86(C), pages 149-159.
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    5. Bihter Gizem Demircan & Kaan Yetilmezsoy, 2023. "A Hybrid Fuzzy AHP-TOPSIS Approach for Implementation of Smart Sustainable Waste Management Strategies," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(8), pages 1-23, April.
    6. Siejka Monika, 2017. "The Role Of Spatial Information Systems In Decision-Making Processes Regarding Investment Site Selection," Real Estate Management and Valuation, Sciendo, vol. 25(3), pages 62-72, September.
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    8. Prof. Dr. Sangita Bharuka & Nancy Shrivastava, 2020. "Review of Waste Management Models and Their Application," Journal of Commerce and Trade, Society for Advanced Management Studies, vol. 15(1), pages 38-48, April.

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