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Managing the Solid Waste Crisis
Author(s) -
Bacot Hunter,
Bowen Terry,
Fitzgerald Michael R.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
policy studies journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.773
H-Index - 69
eISSN - 1541-0072
pISSN - 0190-292X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1541-0072.1994.tb01465.x
Subject(s) - opposition (politics) , incentive , apprehension , business , public economics , property tax , public administration , economic policy , political science , economics , politics , market economy , law , tax reform , psychology , cognitive psychology
Policymakers at all levels of government now face the difficult task of siting new waste facilities in the face of public apprehension and opposition. This study offers a causal model to evaluate the potential of operation and economic incentives for mitigating siting opposition while controlling for background characteristics and environmental attitudes. Among those incentives evaluated, local committee oversight, property tax credit, and money for schools proved to be the most useful options for tempering opposition among citizens.