Fenceline community

A fenceline community is a neighborhood that is immediately adjacent to a company and is directly affected by the noise, odors, chemical emissions, traffic, parking, and operations of the company.[1][2]

Fenceline communities in the United States that are next to plants that emit hazardous waste are disproportionately inhabited by people of color and the working poor.[3][4][5] An example of a fenceline community is the African American Diamond community in Norco, Louisiana. This community lived on the fenceline of a Shell plant. [6]

These groups of people are vulnerable communities who "fear that it may jeopardize jobs and economic survival" to organize to reduce their exposure to hazardous waste."[7] Additionally, residents in fenceline communities are often unable to relocate. This is because the large industries that have established themselves adjacent to the residential communities often produce effects that dramatically lower the property value of the homes in the communities. Therefore, residents are unable to sell their homes for a value that would be high enough for them to purchase property elsewhere.[8]

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References

  1. ↑ Burke, Edmund M. (1999). Corporate Community Relations: The Principle of the Neighbor of Choice. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 63. ISBN 027596471X. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
  2. ↑ Henriques, Adrian (2012). Corporate Impact: Measuring and Managing Your Social Footprint. Earthspan. p. 79. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
  3. ↑ Robert D. Bullard, ed. (2005). The Quest for Environmental Justice: Human Rights and the Politics of Pollution. Sierra Club Book. ISBN 1578051207. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
  4. ↑ US Environmental Protection Agency, ed. (1992). Environmental Equity:Reducing Risk for All Communities (vol. 1) (PDF). United States Government. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  5. ↑ US Environmental Protection Agency, ed. (1992). Environmental Equity:Reducing Risk for All Communities (vol. 2) (PDF). United States Government. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  6. ↑ Lerner, Steve (2006). Diamond. The MIT Press. ISBN 0262622041.
  7. ↑ "Environmental Racism". United Church of Christ. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
  8. ↑ Lerner, Steve (2005). Diamond: A Struggle for Environmental Justice in Louisiana's Chemical Corridor. London, England: First MIT Press. p. 10. ISBN 9780262122733.
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