Vila Parisi Explained

Vila Socó is a "favela" (slum) in Cubatão, Brazil, that was the site of a major industrial oil spill fire on February 25, 1984. 700,000 liters of gas were released, 1,000 homes were destroyed, and 100 people died.^[1] The geography of Cubatão prevented rapid dispersal of air pollutants released from the burning fuels.^[2] The German sociologist Ulrich Beck used the case of Vila Socó ("The dirtiest chemical town in the world") as an example of the "destructive powers of the developed risk industry."^[3]

Further reading

• Book: Efficient environmental regulation: case studies of urban air pollution : Los Angeles, Mexico City, Cubatao, and Ankara. Shetty. Sudhir. World Bank Publications. 1992. 37. Levinson. Arik. 16 February 2012.

Notes and References

1. Book: Efficient Environmental Regulation: Case Studies of Urban Air Pollution : Los Angeles, Mexico City, Cubatao, and Ankara. Levinson. Arik. Shetty. Sudhir. 1992-01-01. World Bank Publications. 38. en.
2. Spektor. D M. Hofmeister. V A. Artaxo. P. Brague. J A. Echelar. F. Nogueira. D P. Hayes. C. Thurston. G D. Lippmann. M. 1991-08-01. Effects of heavy industrial pollution on respiratory function in the children of Cubatao, Brazil: a preliminary report.. Environmental Health Perspectives. 94. 51–54. 0091-6765. 1567962. 1954940. 10.2307/3431292. 3431292.
3. Book: Beck, Ulrich. Risk Society: Towards a New Modernity. 1992-09-03. SAGE. 9780803983465. en.