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UNINA9910789894303321 |
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Autore |
Adeola Francis O |
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Titolo |
Hazardous Wastes, Industrial Disasters, and Environmental Health Risks [[electronic resource] ] : Local and Global Environmental Struggles / / by Francis O. Adeola |
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New York : , : Palgrave Macmillan US : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2011 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-38095-1 |
9786613380951 |
0-230-33953-0 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed. 2011.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (257 p.) |
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Classificazione |
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SOC040000SOC053000SOC026000 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Environmental sociology |
Social structure |
Equality |
Environment |
Area studies |
Sociology |
Environmental health |
Environmental Sociology |
Social Structure, Social Inequality |
Environment, general |
Area Studies |
Sociology, general |
Environmental Health |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Machine generated contents note: -- PART I: Hazardous Wastes, Disasters and Health Risks * Sociology of Hazardous Wastes, Disasters, and Risk * Hazardous and Toxic Wastes as Social Problem * Taxonomy of Hazardous Wastes * PART II: Electronic Wastes, Persistent Organic Pollutants, and Health Effects * Electronic Waste: The Dark Side of High-Tech Revolution * Environmental Health Risks of Persistent |
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Organic Compounds * PART III: Contaminated Communities and Regulatory Responses * Communities Contaminated by Toxic Wastes and Industrial Disasters: Selected Cases * The Regulatory Frameworks * PART IV: Conclusion * Critical Environmental Justice Movement. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The sociology of hazardous waste, risk, and disasters is a relatively new discipline. This book focuses on hazardous and toxic wastes releases, industrial toxic disasters, contamination of communities and the environment, and the subsequent adverse health effects among exposed populations. |
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