Il sacrificio ambientale come disuguaglianza territoriale

Il caso del petrolchimico di Siracusa

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Abstract

The aim of this contribution is to propose an interpretation of territorial inequalities through the notion of environmental sacrifice. This notion designates variable-sized territories that suffer or have suffered severe environmental impacts due to activities such as industry, raw material extraction or hazardous waste management. After a concise state of the art on the various contributions that have directly or indirectly dealt with the issue of environmental sacrifice, the text will attempt to apply the notion in a Euro-Mediterranean context through the analysis of a very specific case study: the Syracuse petrochemical pole.


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Submitted: Feb. 3, 2025 | Accepted: June 20, 2025 | Published Nov. 4, 2025 | Language: it

Keywords Anthropocene • Environmental justice • Sacrifice Zone • Territorial inequalities • Pollution • Sicily/Italy

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