The Politics of PVC

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dc.contributor.authorVess, Lora Elizabeth, 1972-
dc.date.accessioned2008-05-12T18:16:54Z
dc.date.available2008-05-12T18:16:54Z
dc.date.issued2007-12
dc.descriptionxv, 277 p. A print copy of this title is available from the UO Libraries, under the call number: SCIENCE TP1180.V48 V46 2007en
dc.description.abstractThis dissertation examines the political, scientific, social, environmental, and health debates surrounding the use of polyvinyl chloride (commonly called vinyl), a plastic many public health advocates and activists contend has a toxic lifecycle with deleterious human and ecological impacts at every stage. Using extensive documentary research and in-depth interviews, I answer a basic question: how and why have major stakeholders politicized PVC in recent decades? I find the strength of the anti-PVC movement lies largely in its broad based constituency: it includes professionals within the health care and green building industries, as well as labor unions and environmental health advocates. However, I raise critical questions about the movement's strategy of situating itself as a market-based movement where limited analysis is given to the greater environmental and health impacts of the health care and building industries as a whole.en
dc.description.sponsorshipAdviser: Gregory McLauchlanen
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dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1794/6195
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.publisherUniversity of Oregonen
dc.relation.ispartofseriesUniversity of Oregon theses, Dept. of Sociology, Ph. D., 2007en
dc.subjectHealth social movementsen
dc.subjectGreen buildingen
dc.subjectPolyvinyl chlorideen
dc.subjectEnvironmental healthen
dc.subjectEnvironmental justiceen
dc.subjectPoliticsen
dc.subjectSocial movementsen
dc.subjectPVCen
dc.titleThe Politics of PVCen
dc.typeThesisen

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