TY - JOUR
T1 - Creating a toxic neighborhood in Los Angeles County
T2 - A historical examination of environmental inequity
AU - Boone, Christopher G.
AU - Modarres, Ali
PY - 1999/11
Y1 - 1999/11
N2 - The city of Commerce, a largely industrial and Latino city east of Los Angeles, contains a disproportionately high concentration of manufacturers that emit toxic chemicals. The coincidence of a minority population and toxic sites is a classic example of environmental inequity. The authors seek to understand why industry located in this community. A historical investigation of the development of a hazardous community suggests that demographics alone are not responsible for the concentration of manufacturing in Commerce. The zoning decisions of the Los Angeles County Regional Planning Commission in the 1920s and 1930s set the pattern of industrialization in Commerce.
AB - The city of Commerce, a largely industrial and Latino city east of Los Angeles, contains a disproportionately high concentration of manufacturers that emit toxic chemicals. The coincidence of a minority population and toxic sites is a classic example of environmental inequity. The authors seek to understand why industry located in this community. A historical investigation of the development of a hazardous community suggests that demographics alone are not responsible for the concentration of manufacturing in Commerce. The zoning decisions of the Los Angeles County Regional Planning Commission in the 1920s and 1930s set the pattern of industrialization in Commerce.
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U2 - 10.1177/10780879922184347
DO - 10.1177/10780879922184347
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0032726656
SN - 1078-0874
VL - 35
SP - 163
EP - 187
JO - Urban Affairs Review
JF - Urban Affairs Review
IS - 2
ER -