Community responses to chronic technological disaster : the case of the Pigeon River.

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TextPublication details: [United States] : Haworth Press, 1996Description: [19] pDDC classification:

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Subject: A case study method was used to examine factors that contribute to community response to chronic technological disaster and to consider the dynamics that evolve within these communities. The Social Process Model provided a theoretical framework for the study. Findings provided evidence of mulitplicity of impacts regarding the pollution of water resources. Factors influencing community response include history, environmental awareness, economics, and communities may be forced to try different strategies to minimize its impacts. Community activism represents the most significant strategy in responding to the disaster

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Reprinted from Research on social work and disasters; 1996; p. 89-107

A case study method was used to examine factors that contribute to community response to chronic technological disaster and to consider the dynamics that evolve within these communities. The Social Process Model provided a theoretical framework for the study. Findings provided evidence of mulitplicity of impacts regarding the pollution of water resources. Factors influencing community response include history, environmental awareness, economics, and communities may be forced to try different strategies to minimize its impacts. Community activism represents the most significant strategy in responding to the disaster

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