The Siting of Hog CAFOS in Eastern North Carolina: A Case of Environmental Justice?

Environmental Justice;Industrial Agriculture;Natural Resources and Environment

Horton, JenniferArlinghaus, Sandra ;

University of Michigan

关键词: Environmental Justice;    Industrial Agriculture;    Natural Resources and Environment;   

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瑞士|英语

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【 摘 要 】

TheeasternregionofNorthCarolinaishometoover2,500activehogfarms.Thesehogfarmsarereferredtoasconfinedanimalfeedingoperations(CAFOs)becausehogsaredenselycrowdedintosmallareas.Inthefieldofenvironmentaljustice,therehavebeenanumberofstudiesrelatingenvironmentaljusticeimplicationstothesitingofCAFO.ThisstudyspatiallyexaminesthelocationoftheCAFOsineasternNorthCarolinatodetermineifhigherpercentagesofdisadvantagedpopulationslivenearthesepollutingfacilities.Twosetsofanalyseswereconductedforthisstudy.ThefirstanalysiscomparesthedemographicsaroundCAFOssitedwithinthe100-­‐yearfloodzonewithCAFOssitedoutsidethe100-­‐yearfloodzone.ThefindingsfromthisanalysissuggestthatcomparingthemeandemographicsaroundCAFOsinthe100-­‐yearfloodzone,comparedtothemeandemographicsaroundCAFOsnotlocatedinthe100-­‐yearfloodzone,doesnotprovidestatisticallysignificantresultssupportingthehypothesisthatmoreminority,low-­‐income,andlowereducationgroupswilllivenearCAFOswithinthevulnerable100-­‐yearfloodzone.ThesecondanalysisisalongitudinalanalysisthatspatiallyexaminesthesitingofCAFOsineasternNorthCarolina,andthenstatisticallyanalyzesthedemographicsofcensustractswithinoneandthreemilesofthesefacilitiesin1990and2000.Ingeneral,thelongitudinalanalysisfindsthatgreaterpercentagesofHispanic,low-­‐education,andlow-­‐incomepopulationslivenearCAFOsinEasternNorthCarolinaascomparedtorandompointswithinthesameregion.Also,between1990and2000,thedisparitiesbetweenCAFOlocationsandrandomlocationswidenedforanumberofkeydemographics,suchaspercentHispanicandaveragehousingvalue.