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Place-based stressors associated with industry and air pollution.
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Health & place [Health Place] 2014 Jul; Vol. 28, pp. 31-7. Date of Electronic Publication: 2014 Apr 12. - Publication Year :
- 2014
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Abstract
- Exposure to air pollution and its sources is increasingly viewed as a psychosocial stress, however its nature is not understood. This article explores the role of the concept of place on risk perception and community stress within data collected from eight focus groups in Philadelphia, USA. Discussions focused on air pollution, a nearby oil refinery, health, and a proposal for air monitoring. We present a framework of place-based elements of risk perception that includes place identity, stigma and social control. Our findings indicate that air pollution contributes to physical and psychosocial conditions that act as community-level social stressors. Findings also suggest that programs which seek to change behaviors and gather or spread information on issues such as pollution and other environmental concerns will be challenged unless they directly address: (1) the public׳s identification with a place or industry, (2) immediate environmental stressors such as abandonment, waste and odors, and (3) public perceptions of lack of social control and fear of displacement.<br /> (Published by Elsevier Ltd.)
- Subjects :
- Adult
Air Pollutants adverse effects
Air Pollutants analysis
Environmental Monitoring
Female
Focus Groups
Fuel Oils
Humans
Industry
Male
Middle Aged
Perception
Philadelphia
Risk
Social Control, Formal
Social Stigma
Young Adult
Air Pollution adverse effects
Air Pollution analysis
Extraction and Processing Industry
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Stress, Psychological
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1873-2054
- Volume :
- 28
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Health & place
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 24721738
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2014.03.004