Human lives vs economic growth: understanding environmental injustice through industrialization and peri-urbanization, using the case of cancer villages in Jiangsu Province, China

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dc.contributor.advisor O'Malley, Anthony, 1947-
dc.coverage.spatial Jiangsu Sheng (China)
dc.creator Li, Yankun
dc.date.accessioned 2022-02-10T17:07:40Z
dc.date.available 2022-02-10T17:07:40Z
dc.date.issued 2022
dc.identifier.uri http://library2.smu.ca/xmlui/handle/01/30602
dc.description 1 online resource (iv, 90 pages) : colour maps, colour charts
dc.description Includes abstract.
dc.description Includes bibliographical references (pages 70-90).
dc.description.abstract Cancer village, also known as <i>aizhengcun</i> in Chinese, refers to the villages that show extensive high cancer rates. These villages tend to locate in peri-urban areas around cities, and this issue is more serious in east coast China compared with other regions. Cancer village is not only a public health issue caused by water pollution, but also a social justice issue whose root causes include income gap and the systemic inequality created by hukou system. This thesis uses the lens of environmental justice to show that cancer village is a form of environmental injustice caused by pollution and social stratification by using the case of Jiangsu Province, China. Empowerment of the vulnerable communities is considered as a critical solution to this issue. en_CA
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dc.language.iso en en_CA
dc.publisher Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University
dc.subject.lcsh Environmental justice -- China -- Jiangsu Sheng (China)
dc.subject.lcsh Cancer -- Environmental aspects -- China -- Jiangsu Sheng (China)
dc.subject.lcsh Social stratification -- China -- Jiangsu Sheng (China)
dc.title Human lives vs economic growth: understanding environmental injustice through industrialization and peri-urbanization, using the case of cancer villages in Jiangsu Province, China en_CA
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thesis.degree.name Master of Arts in International Development Studies
thesis.degree.level Masters
thesis.degree.discipline International Development Studies Program
thesis.degree.grantor Saint Mary's University (Halifax, N.S.)
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