Coal Waste, Socioeconomic Change, and Environmental Inequality in Appalachia: Implications for a Just Transition in Coal Country

Resource-dependent communities are subject to both unstable economic patterns and environmental degradation associated with extractive industries. However, few studies have empirically analyzed these dynamics in tandem and over time. This paper explores whether Appalachian neighborhoods closer to co...

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Published in:	Society & natural resources Vol. 31; no. 9; pp. 995 - 1011
Main Author:	Greenberg, Pierce
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Philadelphia Routledge 02.09.2018 Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects:	Appalachia Appalachian region Coal coal mining Communities Disasters Economic conditions Employment Environmental degradation environmental inequality Externality Hazards Inequality just transitions Mine wastes Mining Mining industry Neighborhoods Poverty Production Regression analysis Regression models resource-dependent communities risk Scientists Socioeconomic change Socioeconomic factors Spatial analysis United States wastes United States > US Appalachian region United States
ISSN:	0894-1920, 1521-0723, 1521-0723
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