Anna Lora-Wainwright

TL;DR: In this article, the authors argue that a sense that pollution is inevitable is also a major obstacle to change and outline the gradual formation of environmental subjects who have learnt to value their environment in ways consonant with the seemingly inevitable presence of pollution.

TL;DR: The debate over variables that aumentan the riesgo de exposición a ambientes más contaminados, e.g., raza, la etnia, el género or the clase social, have been extensively discussed in the literature as discussed by the authors.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors adopt a "pathways to sustainability" approach to study lead mining in rural China and reveal how shifting mining practices are tied to institutional and political economic contexts, cost-benefit distribution, and changes in livelihood resources and strategies.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examine how villagers in rural Sichuan understand the development of cancer, how they attempt to make sense of why it seems widespread and why it affects particular individuals.

TL;DR: The Struggle for Sustainability in Rural China: Environmental Values and Civil Society, by Bryan Tilt as discussed by the authors combines various methodologies including seven months of residence and participant observation in Futian, semistructured interviews, survey questionnaires with government officials, industrial workers, farmers and State Environmental Protection Administration (SEPA) scientists and bureaucrats, as well as attendance of township government meetings.