Envisioning the political ecology of mitigation in a microelectronic disaster setting
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5031963 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Peter Little (University of Louisville Hospital, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Publication date | 2013-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Political Ecology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1073-0451 • E-ISSN: 1073-0451 |
| Publisher | University of Arizona (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2458/v20i1.21765 |
| OpenAlex | W2781349844 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 25 |
This article draws on ethnographic data to explore lived experiences and narratives of mitigation unfolding in a toxic waste site in Endicott, New York, the birthplace of International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) and the location of a contentious U.S. EPA Superfund Site. It introduces the political ecology of mitigation concept and showcases how this critical approach to toxics repair can inform contemporary environmental social science discussions of environmental contamination and risk society. Envisioning the political ecology of mitigation, it is argued, calls for an ethnographic approach cognizant of politics of knowledge and expertise that invoke competing visions of mitigation in general and the efficacy of mitigation technologies and science in particular. Mitigation decisions are political and not simply scientific decisions. The political ecology of mitigation explored here pays close attention to the practices and processes through which toxics mitigation is wielded and negotiated. It shows how such practices and processes may inform contemporary perspectives on toxic neoliberal environments and ecologies
Corporation · Ecological modernization · Environmental ethics · Hazardous waste · IBM · Political ecology · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Superfund · Vision · Environmental Justice and Health Disparities · Geographies of human-animal interactions · Law · Risk Perception and Management · Ecology
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A new species of trouble
The search for the ultimate sink
Disabling professions
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The Geopolitics of Capitalism
Outline of a Theory of Practice
The Perception of Risk
Friction
Locating the Political in Political Ecology
Consequences of perceived risk
Political ecology
A thousand plateaus
Envisioning Power
The Perception of the Environment
Environmental Justice Discomfort and Disconnect in IBM's Tainted Birthplace
The Real Disaster is above Ground
Attitudes and Stress in the Presence of Technological Risk
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Vibrant Matter
Down Cancer Alley
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Living in the world risk society
| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,45 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2021 (7) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |