Neighbors, nuisances and noxious releases: Community conflict and environmental hazards in the atomic city

Mix, Tamara L.; Shriver, Thomas E.

doi:10.1016/j.soscij.2007.10.004

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“…Strengthening communication could be vital to bridging the gap between industry and the local community. Mix and Shriver (2007) assert that the results from research conducted in communities in conflict can feed into public and social policies that better address community and industry perceptions and concerns.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Race is seen as an important variable that shapes residents' perceptions of environmental hazards (Guhathakurta and Wichert 1998;Mix and Shriver 2007). Lopez (2002) theorises that racial tensions can be attributed to the disproportionate risk of exposure to environmental stressors endured by Blacks.…”

Section: Environmental Racismmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Mix and Shriver (2007) state that residents' perceptions of government and corporate culpability vary widely. Depending on the severity of the environmental hazard, residents' perceptions of environmental hazards involve a combination of psychological, physical, scientific, and attitudinal factors that have been shaped by previous apartheid policies.…”

Section: Description Of Air Pollution Problem Experienced (Multiple Rmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Environmental conflicts in the South Durban Basin: Integrating residents’ perceptions and concerns resulting from air pollution

Jaggernath¹

2011

Afr. J. Conflict Res.

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With a complex mix of large scale industries and major transport networks, the South Durban Basin (SDB) residential area has been subjected to a considerable amount of environmental impacts and conflicts. A major concern in the area is the effects of air pollution on human health and ecology that are caused by the emissions of unacceptable levels of toxins, chemical waste and a large content of sulphur dioxide, which are characteristic of industrial processes and activities. Perceptions regarding environmental conflicts in the area were recorded by eliciting residents' concerns. Fieldwork in the form of questionnaires was undertaken. These were administered to 200 households in Merebank and Wentworth in the SDB to determine residents' knowledge, perceptions and concerns about industrial activities and potential impacts. This paper therefore explores residents' perceptions of environmental impacts and highlights the key issues which contribute to community conflicts -including those conflicts related to government, employment, race and community health.

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Environmental conflicts in the South Durban Basin: Integrating residents’ perceptions and concerns resulting from air pollution

Jaggernath¹

2011

Afr. J. Conflict Res.

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“…A substantial body of literature had accumulated regarding the negative health consequences of nuclear weapons production on workers and surrounding communities. However, at first, the government and its contractors systematically denied the findings in this literature (Cable, Shriver & Mix, 2008;Flynn, 2001;Mix & Shriver, 2007;Roe, 1999;Sheak & Cianciolo, 1993;Warrick, 1999).…”

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Compensating Nuclear Weapons Workers and Their Survivors: The Case of Fernald

Cianciolo¹

2016

Michigan Family Review

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“…Therefore, we can speculate that the aforementioned actors might also be very important for community conflict resolution in China. Moreover, in addition to government (Mix & Shriver, ; Villanueva, ), previous literature has also stressed the important roles of the citizens (Bojórquez‐Tapia et al., ; Correia, ; Peuhkuri, ), firms (Hurley & Shogren, ), NGOs (Correia, ), employee representatives (García et al, ) and the third party (Chung, ; Emerson et al., ; Pruitt & Kim, ; Stephenson & Pops, ) in modern community conflict resolution.…”

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The Role of Experts and Scholars in Community Conflict Resolution: A Comparative Analysis of Two Cases in China

Yang

2018

Negotiation Conflict Man Res

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In this article, I draw from two case studies to explore the role of experts and scholars (ES), as a special third party, in community conflict resolution in contemporary China. Findings include that local ES are more likely to play the roles as leaders, organizers of farmers, and as agents of government. Nonlocal ES are more likely to play the roles as information providers and as pure self‐interest pursuers. This study also reveals that, although their knowledge and information are important, knowledge and information are only preconditions for ES's participation. Their social capital–rather than the knowledge and information they possess–differentiates the effectiveness of their participation in governance and the facilitation of community conflict resolution. Local ES with high social capital are more effective in governance and facilitating community conflict resolution than nonlocal ES without high social capital.

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Neighbors, nuisances and noxious releases: Community conflict and environmental hazards in the atomic city

Cited by 11 publications

References 25 publications

Environmental conflicts in the South Durban Basin: Integrating residents’ perceptions and concerns resulting from air pollution

Environmental conflicts in the South Durban Basin: Integrating residents’ perceptions and concerns resulting from air pollution

Compensating Nuclear Weapons Workers and Their Survivors: The Case of Fernald

The Role of Experts and Scholars in Community Conflict Resolution: A Comparative Analysis of Two Cases in China

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