Environmental risk and (re)action: Air quality, health, and civic involvement in an urban industrial neighbourhood

Health and Place

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 163-177

  Wakefield, Sarah E L ^a   Elliott, Susan J ^a   Cole, Donald C ^a   Eyles, John D ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Civic action; Environmental risk perception; Place attachment; Social capital

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; HEALTH RISK; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; SENSE OF PLACE; URBAN SOCIETY;

AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CANADA; COMMUNITY; ENVIRONMENT; HEALTH; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL AREA; INTERVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENT; RISK; SOCIAL ASPECT; URBAN AREA;

CANADA; HAMILTON; ONTARIO;

EID: 0034972243     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1353-8292(01)00006-5     Document Type: Article

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