Overview
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.Synopsis
Omohundro explores how environmental regulators, industrial entities, and community members work together to define community and community impacts associated with long-term environmental hazards. She uses the social implication of risk framework to propose that the necessary task of uncovering existing and new knowledge about potential harm to health and environs can take place through a variety of mechanisms, including personal experiences; experiences shared by family, friends, and others; and participating in risk decision making processes. As case studies, she takes communities around the Teledyne Wah Change Superfund site in western Oregon, and around the Dawn Mining Company Midnite Mine Superfund Site in eastern Washington. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR