Thesis
Piling on discrimination? Structural and social contibutors to the enforcement of environmental regulations
Washington State University
Master of Arts (MA), Washington State University
2013
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/102712
Abstract
Concern has arisen within the environmental inequality literature regarding the potentially discriminatory nature of enforcement of environmental regulations. Current research in this area suffers from methodological shortcomings that have already been addressed in other areas of the environmental inequality literature. This paper applies these prior methodological improvements to the environmental enforcement literature. Other structural elements that may also factor into enforcement decisions, such as facility characteristics and regional variation, are also incorporated. This thesis finds that although further refinements can be made to the methods of analysis, there is evidence to suggest that the enforcement of environmental regulations is not solely a product of structural characteristics. Sociodemographic characteristics, including race, income, and renter occupancy, also significantly contribute to the frequency of environmental enforcement.
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Details
- Title
- Piling on discrimination? Structural and social contibutors to the enforcement of environmental regulations
- Creators
- Katherine Helen Bittinger
- Contributors
- Gregory Hooks (Degree Supervisor)
- Awarding Institution
- Washington State University
- Academic Unit
- Sociology, Department of
- Theses and Dissertations
- Master of Arts (MA), Washington State University
- Publisher
- Washington State University; [Pullman, Washington] :
- Identifiers
- 99900525166601842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Thesis