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The Siting of Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs): Information Gaps for Achieving Environmental Justice

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dc.contributor.author Sutherland,Ellen J. en_US
dc.contributor.corporatename University of Georgia. Institute of Ecology en_US
dc.contributor.editor Hatcher, Kathryn J. en_US
dc.date.accessioned 2013-06-21T20:30:48Z
dc.date.available 2013-06-21T20:30:48Z
dc.date.issued 1999-03
dc.description Proceedings of the 1999 Georgia Water Resources Conference, March 30 and 31, Athens, Georgia. en_US
dc.description.abstract Concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) are permitted, large-scale animal agricultural facilities that have the potential to negatively affect the environment, human health, and the economic structure of surrounding communities. This study examines whether the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD) has sufficient location information to ensure environmental justice when they permit these facilities. The goal of this study was to use geographic information system technology to create an accurate coverage of the ten permitted dairy operations in the state using the EPD's location data. This coverage must be precise enough to apply demographic data to ask questions about the proportional risk to low-income and minority communities. The study indicates that the EPD does not have, or is not making available to the public, adequate geographic data about its permitted operations. Therefore, the Environmental Protection Division's ethical obligation to ensure environmental justice for all of Georgia's citizens may be compromised. en_US
dc.description.sponsorship Sponsored and Organized by: U.S. Geological Survey, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, The University of Georgia, Georgia State University, Georgia Institute of Technology en_US
dc.description.statementofresponsibility This book was published by the Institute of Ecology, The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602-2202 with partial funding provided by the U.S. Department of Interior, geological Survey, through the Georgia Water Research Insttitute as authorized by the Water Research Institutes Authorization Act of 1990 (P.L. 101-397). The views and statements advanced in this publication are solely those of the authors and do not represent official views or policies of the University of Georgia or the U.S. Geological Survey or the conference sponsors. en_US
dc.identifier.isbn 0-935835-06-7
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/1853/47930
dc.language.iso en_US en_US
dc.publisher Georgia Institute of Technology en_US
dc.publisher.original Institute of Ecology en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries GWRI1999. Water Quality en_US
dc.subject Water resources management en_US
dc.subject Permits en_US
dc.subject Concentrated animal feeding operations en_US
dc.subject Environmental justice en_US
dc.subject Geographic information system technology en_US
dc.title The Siting of Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs): Information Gaps for Achieving Environmental Justice en_US
dc.type Text
dc.type.genre Proceedings
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local.contributor.corporatename Georgia Water Resources Institute
local.contributor.corporatename School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
local.contributor.corporatename College of Engineering
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