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"Every breath you take ... ": The demographics of toxic air releases in Southern California

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Sadd, JL; Pastor, M; Boer, JT; Snyder, LD
Published in: Economic Development Quarterly
January 1, 1999

In this article, the authors investigate the relationship between ethnicity and potential environmental hazards in the metropolitan Los Angeles area. Using a variety of techniques, including geographic information systems (GIS) mapping, univariate comparisons, and logit, ordered logit, and tobit regression analysis, the authors find that, even controlling for other factors such as income and the extent of manufacturing employment and land use, minority residents tend to be disproportionately located in neighborhoods surrounding toxic air emissions. The results generally support the propositions of the proponents of "environmental justice "; in the conclusion, they consider what this might mean for urban land use and environmental policy.

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Economic Development Quarterly

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0891-2424

Publication Date

January 1, 1999

Volume

13

Issue

2

Start / End Page

107 / 123

Related Subject Headings

  • Urban & Regional Planning
  • 4407 Policy and administration
  • 4404 Development studies
  • 3801 Applied economics
  • 1402 Applied Economics
  • 1205 Urban and Regional Planning
 

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Sadd, J. L., Pastor, M., Boer, J. T., & Snyder, L. D. (1999). "Every breath you take ... ": The demographics of toxic air releases in Southern California. Economic Development Quarterly, 13(2), 107–123. https://doi.org/10.1177/089124249901300201
Sadd, J. L., M. Pastor, J. T. Boer, and L. D. Snyder. “"Every breath you take ... ": The demographics of toxic air releases in Southern California.” Economic Development Quarterly 13, no. 2 (January 1, 1999): 107–23. https://doi.org/10.1177/089124249901300201.
Sadd JL, Pastor M, Boer JT, Snyder LD. "Every breath you take ... ": The demographics of toxic air releases in Southern California. Economic Development Quarterly. 1999 Jan 1;13(2):107–23.
Sadd, J. L., et al. “"Every breath you take ... ": The demographics of toxic air releases in Southern California.” Economic Development Quarterly, vol. 13, no. 2, Jan. 1999, pp. 107–23. Scopus, doi:10.1177/089124249901300201.
Sadd JL, Pastor M, Boer JT, Snyder LD. "Every breath you take ... ": The demographics of toxic air releases in Southern California. Economic Development Quarterly. 1999 Jan 1;13(2):107–123.
Journal cover image

Published In

Economic Development Quarterly

DOI

ISSN

0891-2424

Publication Date

January 1, 1999

Volume

13

Issue

2

Start / End Page

107 / 123

Related Subject Headings

  • Urban & Regional Planning
  • 4407 Policy and administration
  • 4404 Development studies
  • 3801 Applied economics
  • 1402 Applied Economics
  • 1205 Urban and Regional Planning