A Hazardous Inquiry - The Rashomon Effect at Love Canal

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About the author

Allan Mazur, a sociologist and engineer, is Professor of Public Affairs at the Maxwell School, Syracuse University.

Summary

Mazur reexamines the circumstances that made an upstate New York neighborhood synonymous with ecological catastrophe and triggered federal “Superfund” legislation to clean up thousands of hazardous waste sites. Borrowing the multi-viewpoint technique of Rashomon, the book reveals that there are many versions of what occurred at Love Canal.

Product details

• Authors: Allan Mazur, Mazur Allan
• Publisher: University Presses
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.05.1998
• EAN: 9780674748330
• ISBN: 978-0-674-74833-0
• Weight: 572 g
• Illustrations: 8 line illustrations, 4 halftones, 4 tables
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration; USA, Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Manufacturing, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / National, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / State, Pollution & threats to the environment, United States of America, USA, Central / national / federal government policies, Pollution and threats to the environment, Central government policies, Regional, state and other local government, Regional government, Chemical, biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries, Chemical industries