The goal of CRC CARE’s Social, Legal,
Policy and Economic Issues Program is to secure the adoption of
evidence-based solutions to site contamination problems by
regulatory agencies, with a high level of public acceptance and
confidence in these solutions.
The Social, Legal, Policy and Economic
Issues Program includes three subprograms
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Community perceptions and
acceptance
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Legal and Policy Frameworks for
Addressing Site Contamination in Australia and the Asia-Pacific
Region.
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Legal and Policy Frameworks for Handling
Major Chemical or Biological Incidents in Australia.
This program aims to understand the social,
legal and economic drivers associated with environmental
contamination and remediation, so that future solutions will be
economically sound, socially acceptable and rapidly adoptable. It
evaluates the legal and policy frameworks that govern the
assessment and remediation of contaminated sites, using a
comparative methodology, with the aim of identifying cost-effective
solutions which also address community expectations and concerns,
in Australia and the Asia-Pacific region.
