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siting

siting

3 5.6
The act of choosing where to put a building or facility
  • noun
  • /ˈsaɪtɪŋ/
  • Specialized
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  • The siting of the new school was carefully planned to ensure easy access for students.
  • landfill siting
  • facility siting
  • siting process

Examples

  • Even when off-site mitigation is allowed, the siting process is held captive by the need to find a site immediately.

    Academic text (1994)

  • Operation started in July 1996, after a two-year siting, design, and construction process.

    Academic text (1997)

  • The location and the siting process had to be real.

    Academic text (1998)

  • The framework is designed for use by waste management engineers and siting officials.

    Academic text (1998)

  • I have already noted the recreational approach built into the museum's siting and architecture.

    Academic text (2012)

  • The goal of this research is to test the causal relations in the siting framework.

    Academic text (1998)

  • Changes to federal and local landfill siting and permit requirements have altered the equation.

    Academic text (1998)

  • In still another meaningful way, the siting of American churches deviates from Old World antecedents.

    Academic text (2001)

  • More specifically, the new regulations restrict the siting of landfills near airports, wetlands, flood plains, and fault areas.

    Academic text (1993)

  • In addition, local and zoning regulations and construction codes may complicate the siting decision (Wuthnow 1994, 48).

    Academic text (2001)

Synonyms

placement
vssiting
62 3.5

Putting or arranging things in a particular place

is about choosing the best spot for a building rather than arranging objects
location
vssiting
41 1.4

The act of putting something in a particular place

focuses on deciding where to put something, not on moving it
positioning
vssiting
14 3.7

Putting something in a particular place to make it work or look better

centres on selecting the best spot for building rather than final arrangement
locating
vssiting
3.2

Putting something in a particular place or position

chooses where to put a building or facility, deciding the best spot

How Thorough

to survey
  • Specialized
22 4.4
siting
  • Specialized
3 5.6
site visit
  • Formal
3 3.7

Surface Forms

siting singular
siting plural

Morphology

siting = site (transparent) = site + ing

Formed by a standard gerund/nominalization of the verb 'site', so the meaning 'the process of choosing a location' is directly derived.

Etymology

The word siting comes from site, which means 'place' and is related to the simple word sit ('to sit'), so you can think of it as 'placing' something in one spot. Siting is the process of choosing where to put a building or facility.