Superfund,Hedonics, and the Scales of Environmental Justice |
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Authors: | Douglas S Noonan Rama Mohana R Turaga Brett M Baden |
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Institution: | (1) School of Public Policy, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332-0345, USA;(2) Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth College, 8000 Cummings Hall, Hanover, NH 03755-8000, USA;(3) Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning, 233 South Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL 60606-6306, USA |
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Abstract: | Environmental justice (EJ) is prominent in environmental policy, yet EJ research is plagued by debates over methodological
procedures. A well-established economic approach, the hedonic price method, can offer guidance on one contentious aspect of
EJ research: the choice of the spatial unit of analysis. Environmental managers charged with preventing or remedying inequities
grapple with these framing problems. This article reviews the theoretical and empirical literature on unit choice in EJ, as
well as research employing hedonic pricing to assess the spatial extent of hazardous waste site impacts. The insights from
hedonics are demonstrated in a series of EJ analyses for a national inventory of Superfund sites. First, as evidence of injustice
exhibits substantial sensitivity to the choice of spatial unit, hedonics suggests some units conform better to Superfund impacts
than others. Second, hedonic estimates for a particular site can inform the design of appropriate tests of environmental inequity
for that site. Implications for policymakers and practitioners of EJ analyses are discussed. |
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