Our battle with hexachlorobenzene: citizen perspectives on toxic waste in Botany.
The perspectives of residents are brought together in this assembly of statements concerning the management of hexachlorobenzene waste in Botany, a southeastern suburb of Sydney. The paper indicates how residents have responded as participants in public participation exercises, and the contribution made by lay experts in the search for a negotiated solution to the problems of legacy wastes. Resident comments on the role of independent scientific experts, on legal liability, and on the State Government sponsored Commission of Inquiry, indicate the deficit of resources faced by the local community. The paper provides insights into the status of citizen knowledge in environmental controversies and the pitfalls of participatory processes.
Hillier Oam
Nancy
N
School of History and Philosophy, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.
Gennissen
Julia
J
Pickering
Beverley
B
Smolenski
Richard
R
Brown
Paul
P
D001315:Australia; D003256:Community Participation; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources / Q000379:methods; D034462:Dissent and Disputes; D006256:Hazardous Waste; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006581:Hexachlorobenzene / Q000633:toxicity*; D006801:Humans; D007220:Industrial Waste; D012935:Social Justice; D018505:Waste Management
D006256:Hazardous Waste; D007220:Industrial Waste; D006581:Hexachlorobenzene