Analyzing Superfund
Economics, Science and Law
Published on 17. March 2016
278 pages
978-1-317-35480-2 (ISBN)
Description
Originally published in 1995, Analyzing Superfund outlines the key issues of the superfund reauthorization debate in the United States. The Superfund law faced criticism for being wasteful, inefficient and expensive. These papers sought to shed light on this argument in relation to clean-up standards, the liability regime, transaction costs and natural resource damage. This title will be of interest to students of Environmental Studies and professionals
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
File size
30,12 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-317-35480-2 (9781317354802)
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03/2017
1st Edition
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07/2015
1st Edition
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Persons
Revesz, Richard L.; Stewart, Richard B.
Content
Foreword; Preface; Part 1: Introduction; 1. The Superfund debate; Part 2: The Cleanup Standards; 2. Confronting Superfund Mythology: The Case of Risk Assessment and Management 3. The Magnitude and Policy Implications of Health Risks from Hazardous Waste Sites 4. Do Benefits and Costs Matter in Environmental Regulation? An Analysis of EPA Decisions under Superfund; Part 3: The Liability Regime; 5. Evaluating the Effects of Alternative Superfund Liability Rules 6. Evaluating the Impact of Alternative Superfund Financing Schemes; Part 4: Transaction Costs; 7. The Transaction Costs Generated by Superfund's Liability Approach 8. De Minimis Settlements under Superfund: An Empirical Study; Part 5: Natural Resource Damages; 9. Liability for Natural Resource Injury: Beyond Tort; Appendix; Index
