Information Utilization in the Formulation of Hazardous Waste Facility Siting Regulations: A Method of Research for Organizational Learning

Abstract

The demand for siting new hazardous waste disposal facilities has grown nationally during the past decade while opposition to these facilities has also increased. This paper discusses the problem of defining risk in the context of hazardous waste facility siting regulations, and proposes a methodof research for analyzing the process by which risk is defined and the implications of this process for organizational learning.(AU)