The role of Virginia localities in hazardous waste management

dc.contributor.authorEdwards, Bibb C.en
dc.contributor.departmentUrban and Regional Planningen
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T21:03:18Zen
dc.date.available2017-01-30T21:03:18Zen
dc.date.issued1983en
dc.description.abstractThe handling of hazardous wastes -- their transportation, storage, treatment, and disposal -- has become a significant public issue in Virginia and the nation. The results of mismanagement of these wastes have prompted the passage of governmental regulations to reduce the risks to public health and the environment. However, regulation has taken place primarily at the federal and state levels of government, leaving the proper role of local governments ill-defined. Citizens, concerned that current regulations may be inadequate or poorly administered, have encouraged localities to adopt generally negative positions toward both public and private hazardous waste management activities. This paper evaluates the issues involved, the current role of local governments in hazardous waste management, both in Virginia and nationwide, and suggests that localities should carefully evaluate more positive local hazardous waste management options. Based on criteria developed in the paper, several options are suggested for consideration.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Urban and Regional Planningen
dc.format.extentvi, 88 leavesen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/74593en
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.publisherVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 9938344en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subject.lccLD5655.V851 1983.E382en
dc.subject.lcshHazardous wastes -- Virginiaen
dc.subject.lcshRefuse and refuse disposal -- Virginiaen
dc.titleThe role of Virginia localities in hazardous waste managementen
dc.typeMajor paperen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplineUrban and Regional Planningen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Urban and Regional Planningen

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