Tracking industrial land use conversions: A new approach for studying relict waste and urban development

Organization and Environment

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 128-147

  Frickel, Scott ^a   Elliott, James R ^b  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

Brownfields; Environmental hazards; Environmental justice; Industrial land use; Relict waste; Risk

Indexed keywords

BROWNFIELD SITE; ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD; ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE; LAND USE; TRACKING; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; WASTE FACILITY;

LOUISIANA; NEW ORLEANS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 44149113284     PISSN: 10860266     EISSN: 15527417     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1086026608317799     Document Type: Article

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