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2001, NC Geogr
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Environmental justice studies examine the unequal burdening of environmental externalities upon minorities and individuals of lower socioeconomic status. While this theory has been applied primarily to manufacturing industries it has recently been extended to industrial agriculture. The question exists as to what extent the North Carolina hog industry unfairly burdens minority and low income populations with the environmental externalities of its production, as well as what local factors encourage the growth of the industry. This study examines these questions using cross sectional OLS and multilevel growth modeling of county level census and state agricultural data over the last 25 years. Unlike prior works this study explores traditional environmental justice measures alongside economic considerations and tests the extent to which the economic imperatives explain the location of hog populations. It finds that swine are concentrated in counties of high minority populations and that in the eastern portion of the state hogs are disproportionately located in counties of low income. Additionally, it demonstrates that the environmental justice variables and the economic considerations predict the same pattern of growth and are likely two different parts of the same causal pathway.
Coalitions across borders: transnational …
Refusing the Trojan Pig: The US-Poland Coalition against Corporate Pork Production2005 •
Environmental Health Perspectives
Community Health and Socioeconomic Issues Surrounding Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations2006 •
Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) are rapidly expanding in rural Illinois. This research explores the political power linkages between county boards and corporate entities in four Illinois counties. The hypothesis is that collusion and impropriety within county board politics and CAFO expansion in rural Illinois are attributed to stakeholder influence and power at the local county government level. My research revealed a connection between ownership of CAFOs, county board political power, and endorsement of expansion. Utilizing Walter Goldschmidt's method of a controlled comparison, the research analyzes two CAFO inundated counties (Pike and Adams) with two less affected counties (LaSalle and Peoria). Considering the political nature of the research, data collection was forced into engaging secondary text sources to study up, down, and sideways on local government officials. The documents analyzed were public information meeting transcripts, county board meeting transcripts, municipal meeting transcripts, plat maps, public websites, and Freedom of Information Act requests (FOIAs). FOIAs were obtained through government entities and other confidential sources. Citizens are distressed by the proliferation of CAFOs. Through interviews, participant observation, field notes, and archival work, the research indicates that people have knowledge that social stratification is much greater in counties with CAFO proliferation. Citizens that have CAFOs built in close proximity to their property are angered by the permitting system. Considering the amount of pollution and social degradation connected to rapid expansion from livestock farming in Illinois, this research on the linkages between corporate agribusiness and county board politics fills a gap previously overlooked by anthropologists.
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Pigs in space: Modeling the spatial structure of hog production in traditional and nontraditional production regions2002 •
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Atmospheric Environment
Use of passive samplers to measure atmospheric ammonia levels in a high-density industrial hog farm area of eastern North Carolina2007 •
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… and Natural Resources Sector Unit of the East …
Survey of the East Asia Livestock Sector2005 •
Geographical Review
Place Making, Hazardous Waste, and the Development of Tooele County, Utah*2010 •
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Agroecology, Ecosystems and Sustainability, Publisher: CRC Press, Editor: N. Benkeblia, pp.279-308
Agroecology in Central Appalachia: Framing problems and facilitating solutions2014 •
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Family & Community Health
The Public Health Impacts of Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations on Local Communities2010 •
Duke Environmental Law & Policy Forum
Food Policy Councils: Integrating Food Justice and Environmental Justice2014 •
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Environmental Economics and Policy Studies
Environmental effects of intensification of agriculture: livestock production and regulation2007 •
Critical Criminology
Farming Intensification and Environmental Justice in Northern Ireland2020 •
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Economics and Sociology Occasional Papers
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Food, Environment, and Climate Change: Justice at the Intersections
Liberal Political Justice, Food Choice, and Environmental Harm - Why Justice Demands We Eat Less Meat2018 •
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Addressing Externalities From Swine Production to Reduce Public Health and Environmental Impacts2011 •