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Kategorie Textpublikation
Referenztyp Zeitschriften
DOI 10.1177/0961463X12444059
Titel (primär) 'It’s always dark in front of the pickaxe': Organizing ignorance in the long term remediation of contaminated land
Autor Gross, M.; Bleicher, A.
Quelle Time & Society
Erscheinungsjahr 2013
Department SUSOZ
Band/Volume 22
Heft 3
Seite von 316
Seite bis 334
Sprache englisch
Keywords Contaminated land; decision-making; nonknowledge; public policy; remediation; time and ignorance
UFZ Querschnittsthemen ru6
Abstract This article departs from the view in which ignorance is seen as necessarily detrimental and analyses how specified ignorance (here called ‘nonknowledge’) can even serve as a productive resource. By using the example of cleaning up contaminated land in a timely and effective manner, it is argued that nonknowledge is a useful resource; in some instances, on a par with knowledge in its importance. The article discusses some of the strategies used to cope with ongoing situations involving ignorance in the remediation of areas containing multiple contaminant sources and plumes. Analysis of these processes indicates that planning and policymaking may benefit when limits to knowledge are openly acknowledged.
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Gross, M., Bleicher, A. (2013):
'It’s always dark in front of the pickaxe': Organizing ignorance in the long term remediation of contaminated land
Time Soc. 22 (3), 316 - 334 10.1177/0961463X12444059