title: Interfering with therapeutic tranquility: Debates surrounding biosolid waste processing in rural Ontario.
abstract: Uncertainty surrounding potential health effects of techno-industrial facilities continues to result in heightened debate about what are the best and safest options for future generations in rural places regarded by residents for their therapeutic tranquility. This research examines how a proposed biosolid processing facility in rural Ontario producing agricultural fertilizer from primarily urban sewage has in some residents elicited particularly strong concerns about potential health impacts, which are accompanied by perceptions that the tranquil and pastoral nature of their landscape is being altered. However, fueling community conflict between friends and relatives is the contested nature of the landscape's restorative qualities and the facility's disruption of this tranquil place.
authors.affiliation: Department of Geography, The University of Western Ontario, 1151 Richmond Street, London, Ontario, Canada N6A5C2. Electronic address: smason27@uwo.ca.
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mason-Renton
authors.affiliation: Department of Geography, The University of Western Ontario, 1151 Richmond Street, London, Ontario, Canada N6A5C2.
authors.forename: Isaac
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Luginaah
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002669:Child Welfare; D004777:Environment; D005260:Female; D005308:Fertilizers; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009864:Ontario; D011639:Public Opinion; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D012424:Rural Population; D012449:Safety; D012722:Sewage; D064091:Waste Disposal Facilities; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D005308:Fertilizers; D012722:Sewage
keywords: Facility siting; Health; Rural; Sense of place; Therapeutic landscapes