Research
Trapped in Toxic Exposure: Mitigation Masking and the Emotional Geography of Residential Proximity to Expanding Industry
Authors:
Conner Hinkle ,
Purdue University Fort Wayne, US
Sierra Marsh,
Purdue University Fort Wayne, US
Sherrie M. Steiner
Purdue University Fort Wayne, US
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to introduce a citizen’s stakeholder perspective into research on environmental regulation and offending. The business operations of a steel recycling plant located in a residential neighborhood was analyzed to identify how their mitigation efforts have been used to justify continued business expansion, mask other aspects of environmental offending, and block citizen efforts to become stakeholders in the governance process. The concept of “mitigation masking” was introduced to reveal victim blaming governance processes. We surveyed the residence using the retrospective pre-then-post design in a two-block radius surrounding HI&M (N=17). We collected a convenience sample of public comment cards (n = 79) on two different occasions. This study adds to research on environmental offending by introducing a citizen narrative into the literature on environmental regulation and offending and exploring how mitigation masking pollutes citizen human agency.
Faculty Sponsor: Sherrie M. Steiner
How to Cite:
Hinkle, C., Marsh, S. and Steiner, S.M., 2019. Trapped in Toxic Exposure: Mitigation Masking and the Emotional Geography of Residential Proximity to Expanding Industry. International Journal of Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities, 11(1), p.8. DOI: http://doi.org/10.7710/2168-0620.1127
Published on
01 Aug 2019.
Peer Reviewed
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