The social impact of urban environmental contamination: the case of Lynnview Ridge in Calgary

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dc.contributor.advisorHiller, Harry H.
dc.contributor.authorWieselman, Myles
dc.date.accessioned2005-08-19T21:11:29Z
dc.date.available2005-08-19T21:11:29Z
dc.date.issued2003
dc.descriptionBibliography: p. 198-204.en
dc.description.abstractIn May 2001, high levels of lead and hydrocarbon vapours were discovered in the soil beneath the south-east Calgary residential suburb ofLynnview Ridge, the site of a decommissioned oil refinery. This study analyses how the community reacted to the disruption and how it affected individual households. Qualitative interviews were conducted with thirty-one current and former residents to ascertain their response to the disaster. A stage model is used to understand the evolution ofthe crisis from the pre-disaster community to the post-resettlement period. In contrast to most ofthe disaster literature, Lynnview Ridge presents a significant case study ofhow a buyout offer creates a form of involuntary displacement and separates a community into "stayers" and "leavers."
dc.format.extentviii, 209 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.en
dc.identifier.citationWieselman, M. (2003). The social impact of urban environmental contamination: the case of Lynnview Ridge in Calgary (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/10977en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/10977
dc.identifier.isbn0612933296en
dc.identifier.lccAC1 .T484 2003 W54en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/42860
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.titleThe social impact of urban environmental contamination: the case of Lynnview Ridge in Calgary
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineSociology
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts (MA)
ucalgary.item.requestcopytrue
ucalgary.thesis.accessionTheses Collection 58.002:Box 1480 520708915
ucalgary.thesis.notesUARCen
ucalgary.thesis.uarcreleaseyen
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