Garbage in the Garden State

Author:   Jordan P. Howell
Publisher:   Rutgers University Press
ISBN:  

9781978833401


Pages:   216
Publication Date:   14 April 2023
Recommended Age:   From 18 to 99 years
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Jordan P. Howell
Publisher:   Rutgers University Press
Imprint:   Rutgers University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.068kg
ISBN:  

9781978833401


ISBN 10:   1978833407
Pages:   216
Publication Date:   14 April 2023
Recommended Age:   From 18 to 99 years
Audience:   College/higher education ,  College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

1 Introduction  2 Origins of Waste Management Planning in New Jersey 3 Planning, Siting, Operating, and Financing Landfills 4 Recycle or Incinerate? 5 Limits to the System 6 Conclusions and Looking Forward Acknowledgments Notes Index

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Within studies of waste management in the US, Garbage in the Garden State is the only book that looks at the state-level institution. The primary research is unique and fascinating; it fills a niche, for sure! --Lily Baum Pollans author of Resisting Garbage: The Politics of Waste Management in American Cities (6/19/2022 12:00:00 AM) Garbage in the Garden State shines a light on a topic that has not received substantial attention. Reinforced by excellent research and an indisputable understanding of waste policy, Howell reveals the Garden State as the center of discussions and debates on the solid waste issue for years and an innovator in a number of ways. --Martin V. Melosi author of The Sanitary City: Urban Infrastructure in America from Colonial Times to the Present (6/19/2022 12:00:00 AM) Within studies of waste management in the U.S., Garbage in the Garden State is the only book that looks at the state-level institution. The primary research is unique and fascinating; it fills a niche, for sure! --Lily Baum Pollans author of Resisting Garbage: The Politics of Waste Management in American Cities (6/19/2022 12:00:00 AM)


Garbage in the Garden State shines a light on a topic that has not received substantial attention. Reinforced by excellent research and an indisputable understanding of waste policy, Howell reveals the Garden State as the center of discussions and debates on the solid waste issue for years and an innovator in a number of ways. --Martin V. Melosi author of The Sanitary City: Urban Infrastructure in America from Colonial Times to the Present (6/19/2022 12:00:00 AM) Within studies of waste management in the U.S., Garbage in the Garden State is the only book that looks at the state-level institution. The primary research is unique and fascinating; it fills a niche, for sure! --Lily Baum Pollans author of Resisting Garbage: The Politics of Waste Management in American Cities (6/19/2022 12:00:00 AM)


Garbage in the Garden State shines a light on a topic that has not received substantial attention. Reinforced by excellent research and an indisputable understanding of waste policy, Howell reveals the Garden State as the center of discussions and debates on the solid waste issue for years and an innovator in a number of ways. --Martin V. Melosi author of The Sanitary City: Urban Infrastructure in America from Colonial Times to the Present Within studies of waste management in the U.S., Garbage in the Garden State is the only book that looks at the state-level institution. The primary research is unique and fascinating; it fills a niche, for sure! --Lily Baum Pollans author of Resisting Garbage: The Politics of Waste Management in American Cities


Author Information

JORDAN P. HOWELL is an associate professor of sustainable business at Rowan University. His work examines the human dimensions of environmental problems, with the intention of understanding the history of an issue in order to devise practical and meaningful solutions. He lives in New Jersey with his wife and daughter.

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