Producing and consuming chemicals: The moral economy of the American lawn

Economic Geography

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 425-451

  Robbins, Paul ^a   Sharp, Julie T ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Consumption; Political ecology; Toxins; Urban growth

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; HOME GARDEN; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; PESTICIDE;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 1942501692     PISSN: 00130095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1944-8287.2003.tb00222.x     Document Type: Article

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