Brookland Green Landfill Essay
BROOKLAND GREENS ESTATE
1. What factors led to a crisis?
Four year before this incident happened, the Victoria Council decided to reduce distance between a landfill and habitable houses.
Lack of modern technology in the existent landfill. As the EPA said, the landfill was missing cell liners, leachate collections pipes and layers.
Lack of funding, even though it is not mention in the news, it is obvious that a government infrastructure which has received many complains along the year without being changed, it is due to insufficient funds. On the other hand they would have never decrease distance between landfill and neighbourhoods.
2. Which regulations and guidelines were important in this case? How did they help? Who did they help?
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3. Who were the key players and what was their main interest?
Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT)
Casey Council: ensure the landfill from their area did not become a danger for people and increase the population of the Brookland Green Estate by allowing the construction of new houses.
State Environment Protection Authority: ensure safety of people´s houses location.
750 residents: Live in peace at their homes ad obtain a suitable compensation for such mistake.
4. What ethical obligation existed in this situation? Was anyone at fault?
The ethical debate of this situation comes from the desire of reducing cost at the expenses of putting people at risk or harming their life´s quality. One one side, there is the possibility that nothing bad happens, the landfill never leaks methane and the people of Brookland are never disturbed. On the other hand, there is the scenario that took place when people do realise of what you have done and how irresponsible it was.
5. What could have been done to avert the
1. What factors led to a crisis?
Four year before this incident happened, the Victoria Council decided to reduce distance between a landfill and habitable houses.
Lack of modern technology in the existent landfill. As the EPA said, the landfill was missing cell liners, leachate collections pipes and layers.
Lack of funding, even though it is not mention in the news, it is obvious that a government infrastructure which has received many complains along the year without being changed, it is due to insufficient funds. On the other hand they would have never decrease distance between landfill and neighbourhoods.
2. Which regulations and guidelines were important in this case? How did they help? Who did they help?
Environment …show more content…
3. Who were the key players and what was their main interest?
Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT)
Casey Council: ensure the landfill from their area did not become a danger for people and increase the population of the Brookland Green Estate by allowing the construction of new houses.
State Environment Protection Authority: ensure safety of people´s houses location.
750 residents: Live in peace at their homes ad obtain a suitable compensation for such mistake.
4. What ethical obligation existed in this situation? Was anyone at fault?
The ethical debate of this situation comes from the desire of reducing cost at the expenses of putting people at risk or harming their life´s quality. One one side, there is the possibility that nothing bad happens, the landfill never leaks methane and the people of Brookland are never disturbed. On the other hand, there is the scenario that took place when people do realise of what you have done and how irresponsible it was.
5. What could have been done to avert the