Economic Growth Versus the Environment

The Politics of Wealth, Health and Air Pollution

By: Judith A. Dr Cherni

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Hardcover | 29 June 2002 | Edition Number 1

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Judith A. Cherni presents a critical text of interdisciplinary research and a theoretical argued case for analyzing a physical/social problem with a political economic approach. The author identifies the convergence of global economic growth trends and the localization of environmental and health risks. Backed by scientific findings, she challenges the exclusive use of the natural sciences for explanation. Drawing also on participatory knowledge of local residents, she uses an original database of a large household survey in Houston, US.

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List of Tables	p. ix
List of Figures	p. x
List of Plates	p. xii
Acronyms and Abbreviations	p. xiii
Preface	p. xiv
Acknowledgements	p. xx
Introduction	p. 1
Health and the urban environment	p. 2
Growth, globalization and world cities	p. 6
The role of the sciences and critical realism	p. 9
Contradictions of economic growth	p. 12
Conclusion	p. 15
The Knowledge on Urban Pollution and Health	p. 18
Introduction	p. 18
Alternative explanations and fragmentation of knowledge	p. 21
Conclusion	p. 39
Theory and Practice of Growth and Degradation of Nature	p. 44
Introduction	p. 44
Critical environmentalism and economic growth	p. 45
Reorganization of global economy and urban environment	p. 55
An approach to urban pollution	p. 57
A polluted city like many others	p. 60
Conclusion	p. 63
Globalization and Local Change	p. 65
Introduction	p. 65
Globalization of the energy economy in Houston	p. 67
The contradiction of Houston paradise and Houston hell	p. 78
Conclusion	p. 86
Monitored and Reported Local Air Pollution	p. 91
Introduction	p. 91
The failure to meet environmental targets	p. 94
Participatory information on air pollution and health	p. 104
Odours, government involvement and health risks from pollution	p. 111
Health risks from local air pollution	p. 118
Conclusion	p. 123
Social Inequality and Health Risks	p. 128
Introduction	p. 128
Social exclusion and access to health care	p. 130
Public health indicators in a wealthy city	p. 135
Access to the health care system	p. 144
Occupational class and health variation	p. 146
The role of demography and family structure	p. 151
Dampness and ill health	p. 157
Conclusion	p. 161
Politics of Protection Betrayal	p. 165
Introduction	p. 165
Emission control and Public Health	p. 168
Growing industry and the growth of health risks	p. 176
Conclusion	p. 183
Conclusion	p. 188
Introduction	p. 188
The global nature of local risk	p. 190
An interdisciplinary political economy	p. 193
Historical amnesia and voluntary agreements	p. 195
The responsibility for environmental protection	p. 198
The Household Survey and List of Interviewees	p. 202
The Air Pollution and Child Health Survey (APCHS)	p. 202
List of officials interviewed	p. 204
Bibliography	p. 205
Index	p. 230
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