Cultures of contamination : legacies of pollution in Russia and the U.S. /

This volume ponders the cultures that generated the bulk of our global contamination legacy. Insight is sought into its creation and an understanding of differences in how it is being addressed. Hopefully the illumination of the problem will contribute to a better understanding of the constraining c...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Edelstein, Michael R., Tysiachniouk, Maria, Smirnova, Lyudmila V.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Amsterdam ; Oxford : Elsevier JAI, 2007.
Series:Research in social problems and public policy ; v. 14.
Subjects:
Pollution > Social aspects > Russia (Federation)
Environmental degradation > Social aspects > Russia (Federation)
Radioactive pollution > Russia (Federation)
Environmental health > Russia (Federation)
Environmental degradation > Psychological aspects.
Pollution > Social aspects > United States.
Environmental degradation > Social aspects > United States.
Environmental health > United States.
Pollution.
Environmental health.
Social change.
Environmental Pollution
Environmental Health
Environmental Illness > psychology
Internationality
Radioactive Pollutants
Social Change
Pollution > Aspect social > Russie.
Environnement > Dégradation > Aspect social > Russie.
Pollution radioactive > Russie.
Environnement > Dégradation > Aspect psychologique.
Pollution > Aspect social > États-Unis.
Environnement > Dégradation > Aspect social > États-Unis.
Hygiène du milieu.
Changement social.
Waste management.
Pollution & threats to the environment.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Human Geography.
Social change
Pollution
Environmental degradation > Social aspects
Environmental health
Pollution > Social aspects
Radioactive pollution
Russia
United States
Russia (Federation)
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:This volume ponders the cultures that generated the bulk of our global contamination legacy. Insight is sought into its creation and an understanding of differences in how it is being addressed. Hopefully the illumination of the problem will contribute to a better understanding of the constraining conditions and will help guide us in meeting the twin challenges created by the legacy of contamination: how to stop it and how to address what we already have done. Section one focuses on the psycho-social dynamics of chemical contamination. Section two deals with nuclear events, both accidents, but.
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 volume)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9780080475486
0080475485
9781849504607
1849504601
1281003980
9781281003980
9786611003982
6611003983

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