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Even today, many people think of 'social problems' as involving poor and powerless individuals in society. "Research in Social Problems and Public Policy" seeks to improve the balance by adding a focus on important and powerful institutions. Such organizations often play key roles in managing, and mismanaging, the ways in which some of today's most important social problems are handled by the public policy system. The series presents papers that discuss policy sciences, public policy analysis and public management. This volume addresses operations and design issues for government organizations.
Contents
INTRODUCTION Thomas M. Leschine Social & Policy Perspectives LONG-TERM STEWARDSHIP (LTS) AND RISK MANAGEMENT: ANALYTIC AND POLICY CHALLENGES Eugene A. Rosa THE HANFORD OPENNESS WORKSHOPS: FOSTERING OPEN AND TRANSPARENT LONG-TERM DECISION-MAKING AT THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Christina H. Drew, Michael Kern, Todd Martin, Mary Lou Blazek, Max Power, and Elaine Faustman COMPETING PERSPECTIVES ON A PROCESS FOR MAKING REMEDIATION AND STEWARDSHIP DECISIONS AT THE ROCKY FLATS ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY SITE Seth Tuler and Thomas Webler Practical Lessons in Long-Term Management A SEVENTEEN-YEAR PERSPECTIVE ON LONG-TERM CARE ISSUES Denise Bierley LONG-TERM STEWARDSHIP FOR THE HANFORD NUCLEAR SITE Max S. Power CERCLA REMEDY SELECTION LESSONS: THE SHATTUCK SITE Elizabeth K. Hocking Scientific & Technical Uncertainties, Risk-Based Perspectives VULNERABILITIES AND UNCERTAINTIES IN LONG-TERM STEWARDSHIP Curtis Travis A SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION SYSTEM FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF RESIDUAL CONTAMINANTS Kevin M. Kostelnik, James H. Clarke, Ph.D., Jerry L. Harbour, Ph.D., Florence Sanchez Ph.D., and Frank L. Parker, Ph.D. ECOLOGICAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR EVALUATING CURRENT RISK AND DESIGNING LONG-TERM STEWARDSHIP ON DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY LANDS J. Burger, N. Tsipoura, M. Gochfeld and M. Greenberg A Historical and Cultural Perspective LIVING IN A NUCLEAR LANDSCAPE: REHABILITATION AND RESETTLEMENT OF PROVING GROUNDS IN AUSTRALIA AND THE SOUTH PACIFIC Anne Jennings, Thomas M. Leschine and Amy M. Seward CONCLUSION Thomas M. Leschine
