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Silent Spill

The Organization of an Industrial Crisis (Urban and Industrial Environments)

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An edition of Silent Spill (2002)

Silent Spill

The Organization of an Industrial Crisis (Urban and Industrial Environments)

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  • 1 Have read

Author examines the organizational culture of the Unocal Corporation (whose oil fields produced the leakage of the Exxon Valdez), the interorganizational response of regulatory agencies, and local interpretations of the event.

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The MIT Press, MIT Press
Language
English
Pages
232

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Environmental conditions, Public opinion, Petroleum industry and trade, Oil spills, Pollution, Petroleum industry and trade, environmental aspects, Environmental aspects, Oil spills--environmental aspects--public opinion, Oil spills--environmental aspects--california--guadalupe region--public opinion, Petroleum industry and trade--environmental aspects--public opinion, Petroleum industry and trade--environmental aspects--california--guadalupe region--public opinion, Pollution--public opinion, Pollution--california--guadalupe region--public opinion, Public opinion--california--guadalupe region, Environmental conditions--public opinion, Td196.p4 b43 2002, 363.738/2/09794
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Silent Spill: The Organization of an Industrial Crisis
2002, MIT Press
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Silent Spill: The Organization of an Industrial Crisis (Urban and Industrial Environments)
February 1, 2002, The MIT Press
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Silent Spill: The Organization of an Industrial Crisis (Urban and Industrial Environments)
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Book Details

First Sentence

"Underneath the Guadalupe Dunes-a windswept piece of wilderness 170 miles north of Los Angeles and 250 miles south of San Francisco-sits the largest petroleum spill in US history."

Classifications

Library of Congress
TD196.P4B43 2002, TD196.P4 B43 2002

The Physical Object

Format
Paperback
Number of pages
232
Dimensions
8.8 x 6 x 0.7 inches
Weight
12 ounces

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL9348272M
ISBN 10
0262523205
ISBN 13
9780262523202
LCCN
2001044335
OCLC/WorldCat
47690393
LibraryThing
3731816
Goodreads
1245017

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OL9167896W

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