Race, region and risk: An examination of minority proximity to noxious facilities
- Wheaton Coll., IL (United States)
- Argonne National Lab., IL (United States)
The past decade has given rise to terms like environmental racism, eco-racism, and environmental inequities to characterize a disproportional distribution of environmental disamenities among minority communities. Much of the literature supports the contention that racial and ethnic minorities and low-income groups bear a disproportionate burden of risk from hazardous activities and substances in the environment. This study expands the scope of prior studies by employing county-level data for the entire nation and including a broad range of facility types associated with environmental disamenities. In addition, it addresses the issue of the distribution of noxious facilities among white and non-white populations in an attempt to determine the relative exposure to risk among different racial and ethnic groups. In addition, the authors also explore the relative importance of nonurban versus urban residence.
- Research Organization:
- Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-31109-ENG-38
- OSTI ID:
- 238494
- Report Number(s):
- ANL/DIS/CP-89781; CONF-9604135-1; ON: DE96009461; TRN: AHC29612%%43
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Annual meeting of the Midwest Sociological Society, Chicago, IL (United States), 4 Apr 1996; Other Information: PBD: Apr 1996
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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