Toxic disputes and the rise of environmental justice in Australia

Lloyd-Smith, M; Bell, L

Toxic disputes and the rise of environmental justice in Australia

Lloyd-Smith, M Bell, L

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Publisher:: Abel Publication Services
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Citation:: Lloyd-Smith Mariann and Bell L 2003, 'Toxic disputes and the rise of environmental justice in Australia', Abel Publication Services, vol. 9, no. 1, pp. 14-23.
Issue Date:: 2003

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dc.contributor.author	Lloyd-Smith, M	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Bell, L	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2010-05-14T07:45:13Z
dc.date.available	2010-05-14T07:45:13Z
dc.date.created	2010-05-14T07:45:13Z	en_US
dc.date.issued	2003
dc.identifier	2003000515	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Lloyd-Smith Mariann and Bell L 2003, 'Toxic disputes and the rise of environmental justice in Australia', Abel Publication Services, vol. 9, no. 1, pp. 14-23.	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1077-3525	en_US
dc.identifier.other	C1	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/6223
dc.description.abstract	The paper examines the rise of environmental justice issues in Australia, evident in two toxic disputes; the first, in a Perth outer suburb in Western Australia where residents faced both a hazardous waste dump and the nation's biggest chemical fire; and the second, in the Sydney suburb of Botany where residents were confronted with the destruction of what is thought to be, the world's largest stockpile of hazardous hexachlorobenzene (HCB) waste. The paper reviews the range of factors that impacted the local communities' fight for environmental justice. It explores the limitations of risk assessment and risk-based policies, as well as the problematic role of the expert and the communication of risk. The informational inequity and resource disparities so evident in toxic disputes are highlighted. The case studies confirmed the inequitable distribution of chemical risk as a failure to secure environmental justice for all Australians.	en_US
dc.publisher	Abel Publication Services	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Verified OK	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	International Journal Of Occupational And Environmental Health	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	NA	en_US
dc.subject	human rights, environmental justice, Australia	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Public Health and Health Services	en_US
dc.title	Toxic disputes and the rise of environmental justice in Australia	en_US
dc.type	Journal article
utslib.citation.volume	9	en_US
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utslib.location	Burlington, USA	en_US
utslib.citation.startpage	14	en_US
utslib.citation.endpage	23	en_US
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Abstract:

The paper examines the rise of environmental justice issues in Australia, evident in two toxic disputes; the first, in a Perth outer suburb in Western Australia where residents faced both a hazardous waste dump and the nation's biggest chemical fire; and the second, in the Sydney suburb of Botany where residents were confronted with the destruction of what is thought to be, the world's largest stockpile of hazardous hexachlorobenzene (HCB) waste. The paper reviews the range of factors that impacted the local communities' fight for environmental justice. It explores the limitations of risk assessment and risk-based policies, as well as the problematic role of the expert and the communication of risk. The informational inequity and resource disparities so evident in toxic disputes are highlighted. The case studies confirmed the inequitable distribution of chemical risk as a failure to secure environmental justice for all Australians.

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