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100 1 $aQuah, Euston.
245 10 $aSiting environmentally unwanted facilities :$brisks, trade-offs, and choices /$cEuston Quah, K.C. Tan.
260 $aCheltenham ;$aNorthampton, MA :$bE. Elgar Pub.,$cc2002.
300 $axv, 175 p. :$bill. ;$c25 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 159-168) and index.
505 00 $tThe Siting Dilemma --$tThe NIMBY problem --$tNature of NIMBY facilities --$tOrigins and characteristics of NIMBY facilities --$tClassification of NIMBY facilities --$tExisting Solutions and Economic Valuation --$tConflict resolution instruments and general compensation --$tConflict-resolution instruments --$tGeneral compensation --$tEnvironmental valuation --$tOption values and irreversible development --$tReview of environmental valuation methods --$tAlternative Solutions and Auctions --$tNature and types of auctions --$tAuctions and auction markets --$tAuctions and compensation --$tWinner's curse --$tThe first-price sealed-bid auction and revenue equivalence --$tReview of compensation auction methods --$tSealed-bid auction mechanisms --$tVoluntary auctions, siting lottery, and trade mechanisms --$tThe Siting Process --$tSome experiments on compensation auction methods --$tDesigning the experiment --$tExperimental results --$tRisk analysis and uncertainty --$tRisk and uncertainty --$tExpected utility --$tFundamental risks --$tLoss mitigation --$tNIMBY and risks --$tSequential multi-stage criteria for siting NIMBYs --$tSequential multi-stage siting process --$tReview of site selection procedures --$tImplementation and the various decision stages --$tConclusion and some limitations of the economic approach.
520 $aThis book deals with the question of location of hazardous and non-hazardous facilities that no one wants -- "not-in-my-backyard" (the NIMBY syndrome).
650 0 $aLand use$xEnvironmental aspects.
650 0 $aPublic utilities$xLocation.
650 0 $aNIMBY syndrome.
700 1 $aTan, K. C.
776 08 $iOnline version:$aQuah, Euston.$tSiting environmentally unwanted facilities.$dCheltenham ; Northampton, MA : E. Elgar Pub., ©2002$w(OCoLC)606801852
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