The role of working-class communities and the slow violence of toxic pollution in environmental health conflicts : A global perspective
Navas Obando, Grettel (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals)
D'Alisa, Giacomo (University of Coimbra. Centre for Social Studies)
Martínez Alier, Joan (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals)

Date:	2022
Abstract:	Analysing a sample of 3,033 environmental conflicts around the globe, we compared conflicts reporting no human health impacts to those reporting health impacts linked to toxic pollution. Our study suggests four main findings. First, health impacts are a key concern for working-class communities. Second, the long-term effects of toxic pollution undermine communities' ability to act preventively. Third, industrial activities, waste management and nuclear energy conflicts are more likely to report health impacts than other economic activities. Last, mobilising groups are reluctant to consider the closure of a polluting project a successful outcome because of the persistence of toxic pollution across time. Our results contribute to a better understanding of the dynamics of what we have termed 'environmental health conflicts' (EHCs).
Grants:	European Commission 695446
Note:	Altres ajuts: acords transformatius de la UAB
Note:	Unidad de excelencia María de Maeztu CEX2019-000940-M
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Language:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada
Subject:	Environmental health conflicts (EHCs) ; Working-class environmentalism ; Slow violence ; Statistical political ecology ; EJAtlas
Published in:	Global environmental change, Vol. 73 (March 2022) , art. 102474, ISSN 1872-9495

DOI: 10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2022.102474

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