Living in a Contaminated World: Community Structures, Environmental Risks and Decision Frameworks

by Ellen Omohundro

Book Overview

Originally published in 2004. Using innovative methodology which considers both social and biophysical parameters to examine a range of mining and mineral production sites (including the controversial Superfund sites in the USA), this book focuses on how environmental regulators, local residents and other stakeholders work together to define the communities affected by environmental hazards and to assess the associated health impacts. It also questions...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138356409
• ISBN13: 9781138356405
• Release Date: October 2020
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 222 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"