Our battle with hexachlorobenzene: Citizen perspectives on toxic waste in Botany
| Autor: | Nancy Hillier (OAM), Julia Gennissen, Beverley Pickering, Richard Smolenski, null with an introduction by Paul Brown |
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| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
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Conservation of Natural Resources
Hazardous Waste Health Knowledge Attitudes Practice Engineering Environmental Engineering Battle Legal liability media_common.quotation_subject Industrial Waste Commission Management Monitoring Policy and Law Toxic waste Waste Management Social Justice Botany Hexachlorobenzene Humans Waste Management and Disposal media_common business.industry Australia Community Participation Citizen journalism General Medicine Social engagement Dissent and Disputes Local community Public participation business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Environmental Management. 90:1605-1612 |
| ISSN: | 0301-4797 |
| Popis: | The perspectives of residents are brought together in this assembly of statements concerning the management of hexachlorobenzene waste in Botany, a southeastern suburb of Sydney. The paper indicates how residents have responded as participants in public participation exercises, and the contribution made by lay experts in the search for a negotiated solution to the problems of legacy wastes. Resident comments on the role of independent scientific experts, on legal liability, and on the State Government sponsored Commission of Inquiry, indicate the deficit of resources faced by the local community. The paper provides insights into the status of citizen knowledge in environmental controversies and the pitfalls of participatory processes. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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