Surrounded by chemical valley and 'living in a bubble': The case of the Aamjiwnaang first Nation, Ontario

Journal of Environmental Planning and Management

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 353-370

  Luginaah, Isaac ^a   Smith, Kevin ^a   Lockridge, Ada ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b Aamjiwnaang Environment Committee   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aamjiwnaang first nation; Chemical valley; Coping; Environmental contamination; Environmental stress; Mother earth

Indexed keywords

COPING STRATEGY; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; PERCEPTION; SPATIAL COGNITION;

CANADA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

SIRENIDAE;

EID: 77949649196     PISSN: 09640568     EISSN: 13600559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09640561003613104     Document Type: Article

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