Journal article
Environmental justice in France? A spatio-temporal analysis of incinerator location
Journal of environmental planning and management, Vol.57(3), pp.424-446
03/01/2014
DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2012.749395
Abstract
The concept of Environmental Justice (EJ) refers to social inequities in the distribution of environmental risks. This paper presents the first European spatio-temporal EJ analysis, focusing on the location of 107 waste incinerators in France since the 1960s to assess potential biases in siting decisions. It uses a spatial econometric analysis that accounts for vulnerable populations at the time unwanted land uses were sited. We find that, after controlling for a town's socio-economic characteristics and the opportunity costs represented by the demand of its neighbours, each additional 1% of a town's population that is foreign-born increased the odds that the town received an incinerator by 29%. Disproportionate siting near concentrations of immigrants thus generates environmental injustice in France.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Environmental justice in France? A spatio-temporal analysis of incinerator location
- Creators
- Lucie Laurian - University of IowaRichard Funderburg - University of Iowa
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of environmental planning and management, Vol.57(3), pp.424-446
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- DOI
- 10.1080/09640568.2012.749395
- ISSN
- 0964-0568
- eISSN
- 1360-0559
- Number of pages
- 23
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 03/01/2014
- Academic Unit
- School of Planning and Public Affairs; Public Policy Center (Archive)
- Record Identifier
- 9984269253002771
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