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Industrial pollution, spatial stigma and economic decline: The case of Asopos river basin through the lens of small business owners

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posted on 2023-08-30, 14:37 authored by Antonis Skouloudis, Nikoleta Jones, Spyridon Roumeliotis, David Isaac, Alison Greig, Kostantinos Evangelinos
This paper explores the notion of environmentally-induced spatial stigma through an analysis of data from interviews across public attitudes to pollution within the Asopos river basin in central Greece. The study focuses on the perceptions and beliefs of a sector of the community likely to be directly and negatively affected by stigma, that is small business owners in the tourism and hospitality sector. The qualitative analysis explores awareness and viewpoints on environmental degradation and water quality within the local context, implications on the local economy and the individual’s own enterprise, views on industrial environmental management as well as corporate responsibility and future prospects on the environmental problem of Asopos. Findings reveal a noticeable variation in views on industrial pollution and ecosystem deterioration among the respondents but overall a strong environmentally-induced stigmatization of the area.

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Refereed

  • Yes

Volume

60

Issue number

9

Page range

1575-1600

Publication title

Journal of Environmental Planning and Management

ISSN

1360-0559

Publisher

Taylor & Francis

File version

  • Accepted version

Language

  • eng

Legacy posted date

2017-01-13

Legacy creation date

2017-01-10

Legacy Faculty/School/Department

ARCHIVED Faculty of Science & Technology (until September 2018)

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This is an accepted manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis Group in 'Journal of Environmental Planning and Management' on 04/11/2016, available online: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09640568.2016.1243519

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