Social aspects of public waste management in Switzerland

Joos, Walter; Carabias-Hütter, Vicente; Winistörfer, Herbert; Stücheli, Alexander

doi:10.1016/S0963-9969(99)00087-3

Publication type:	Article in scientific journal
Type of review:	Peer review (publication)
Title:	Social aspects of public waste management in Switzerland
Authors:	Joos, Walter Carabias-Hütter, Vicente Winistörfer, Herbert Stücheli, Alexander
DOI:	10.1016/S0963-9969(99)00087-3
Published in:	Waste Management
Volume(Issue):	19
Issue:	6
Page(s):	417
Pages to:	425
Issue Date:	Oct-1999
Publisher / Ed. Institution:	Elsevier
ISSN:	0956-053X 1879-2456
Language:	English
Subjects:	Public acceptance; Delphi-expert questioning; Social compatibility
Subject (DDC):	363: Environmental and security problems
Abstract:	It is becoming increasingly evident that a waste management program, and especially a waste treatment technique, which ignores social aspects, is doomed to failure. Aspects concerning the problems of public acceptance, public participation in planning and implementation, consumer behaviour and changing value systems are no less important than the technical or economic aspects in waste management research and decision-making. As part of the Integrated Re-search Project "Waste", Swiss Priority Program Environment (SPPE) 1996-1999 (funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation), this sub-project focuses on the results from two main areas: 1. Results of the three-round written Delphi-Expertquestioning "Contributions to the development of waste management in Switzerland" show that decision transparency, interregional cooperation, information policy and public participation are important factors with regard to the public acceptance of waste management in Switzerland. 2. The much discussed problem area of public acceptance of waste policies is directly linked to the concept of Social Compatibility, which is identified as an essential component of sustainable and successful waste management. As an additional aspect, the significance of mediation as a participatory process for public acceptance will be investigated. Public dialogues on concrete waste management projects not accepted by parts of the population, will therefore be initiated, monitored and evaluated.
URI:	https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/6511
Fulltext version:	Published version
License (according to publishing contract):	Licence according to publishing contract
Departement:	Social Work
Organisational Unit:	Center for Corporate Responsibility (CCR) Institute of Sustainable Development (INE) International Management Institute (IMI)
Appears in collections:	Publikationen Soziale Arbeit

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Joos, W., Carabias-Hütter, V., Winistörfer, H., & Stücheli, A. (1999). Social aspects of public waste management in Switzerland. Waste Management, 19(6), 417–425. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0963-9969(99)00087-3

Joos, W. et al. (1999) ‘Social aspects of public waste management in Switzerland’, Waste Management, 19(6), pp. 417–425. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0963-9969(99)00087-3.

W. Joos, V. Carabias-Hütter, H. Winistörfer, and A. Stücheli, “Social aspects of public waste management in Switzerland,” Waste Management, vol. 19, no. 6, pp. 417–425, Oct. 1999, doi: 10.1016/S0963-9969(99)00087-3.

JOOS, Walter, Vicente CARABIAS-HÜTTER, Herbert WINISTÖRFER und Alexander STÜCHELI, 1999. Social aspects of public waste management in Switzerland. Waste Management. Oktober 1999. Bd. 19, Nr. 6, S. 417–425. DOI 10.1016/S0963-9969(99)00087-3

Joos, Walter, Vicente Carabias-Hütter, Herbert Winistörfer, and Alexander Stücheli. 1999. “Social Aspects of Public Waste Management in Switzerland.” Waste Management 19 (6): 417–25. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0963-9969(99)00087-3.

Joos, Walter, et al. “Social Aspects of Public Waste Management in Switzerland.” Waste Management, vol. 19, no. 6, Oct. 1999, pp. 417–25, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0963-9969(99)00087-3.