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Health, Risk, and Environmental Justice

Health, Risk, and Environmental Justice. Lecture Part 4 SOC165 Spring 2010. In Part 4. Environmental Justice, continued. Examples. Location of toxic industries Polluting industries, such as chemicals, cement factories, etc., are often located in poorer areas. Examples.

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Health, Risk, and Environmental Justice

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  1. Health, Risk, and Environmental Justice Lecture Part 4 SOC165 Spring 2010

  2. In Part 4 • Environmental Justice, continued The Invironment and Risk ● Part 4

  3. Examples Location of toxic industries • Polluting industries, such as chemicals, cement factories, etc., are often located in poorer areas The Invironment and Risk ● Part 4

  4. Examples Location of waste facilities • Waste treatment and disposal facilities are often located in poorer areas The Invironment and Risk ● Part 4

  5. International Waste • Probo Koala in Africa • Abidjan, Ivory Coast • Political scandal, corruption • 9000 ill, several dead The Invironment and Risk ● Part 4

  6. Examples • Child asthma • Rates doubled in US between 1987-2004 • Czech air quality deteriorating, child allergies increasing The Invironment and Risk ● Part 4

  7. Summary In this lecture we discussed … • The connection between human health and environmental quality • How risk theorizes connections between society and the environment, and defines the “late modern” period • The study of environmental justice In the next lecture, we discuss… • The ideology of environmental domination The Invironment and Risk ● Part 4

  8. Citations Used in This Lecture ČTK. 2007. “Bursík: Czech Environment Not Improving,” October 8. http://www.praguemonitor.com/en/185/czech_national_news/13011/(Accessed October 8, 2007). Knauer, S., et al. 2006. “Toxic-Waste Ship Probo Koala: Profits for Europe, Industrial Slop for Africa”. Der Spiegel, September 18. http://www.spiegel.de/international/spiegel/0,1518,437842,00.html (Accessed October 8, 2007). Richmond, M.E. 2007. “Exacerbation of Childhood Asthma Among Children Living in Highly-Trafficked Areas: An Unintended Public Health Consequence of Diesel-Emission Control Technology”. Paper presented at the 6th Global Conference on Environmental Justice and Global Citizenship. Organized by Interdisciplinary Net. July 2-5, Mansfield College, Oxford, UK. The Invironment and Risk ● Part 4

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