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Linking the treadmills of production and destruction to disproportionate carbon emissions by Smith, Chad L., Hooks, Gregory, Lengefeld, Michael

“…Our case-oriented analysis of the drivers of climate change highlights the barriers and pathways to climate action. We employ Qualitative Comparative Analysis…”
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The War on Drugs in Colombia: The Environment, the Treadmill of Destruction and Risk-Transfer Militarism by Smith, Chad L., Hooks, Gregory, Lengefeld, Michael

“…Ecological damage, including global climate change, is commonly connected to practices and behaviors associated with economic activity and the Treadmill of…”
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The Environmental Consequences of Asymmetric War: A Panel Study of Militarism and Carbon Emissions, 2000–2010 by Smith, Chad L., Lengefeld, Michael R.

“…Warmaking and war preparation have changed significantly in the 21st century. A number of scholars have documented and analyzed these changes. Drawing on work…”
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Quality of Life and the Carbon Footprint: A Zip-Code Level Study Across the United States by Clement, Matthew Thomas, Smith, Chad L., Leverenz, Tyler

“…Much sustainability scholarship has examined the environmental dimensions of subjective and objective well-being. As an alternative measure of human…”
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Treadmills of Production and Destruction in the Anthropocene: Coca Production and Gold Mining in Colombia and Peru by Smith, Chad L., Hooks, Gregory, Lengefeld, Michael

“…Human activities in Latin American countries have resulted in past and ongoing deforestation located in the Amazon and the Andes.  Demonstrative of this new…”
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The Treadmill of Destruction: National Sacrifice Areas and Native Americans by Hooks, Gregory, Smith, Chad L.

“…When examining environmental justice and injustice, surprisingly few studies have examined the experiences of Native Americans. In filling this gap, we…”
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Non-Medical Prescription Drug Use among Latino College Students at a Hispanic-Serving Institution by Smith, Chad L., Tajalli, Hassan, Pino, Nathan W., De Soto, William

“…This study tests theories of social learning and strain to explain non-medical prescription drug use (NMPDU) among Latino college students at a…”
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Nonmedical Prescription Drug Use by College Students for Recreational and Instrumental Purposes: Assessing the Differences by Pino, Nathan W., Tajalli, Hassan, Smith, Chad L., DeSoto, William

“…Nonmedical prescription drug use (NMPDU) is a serious issue on college campuses. We examine the factors affecting instrumental and recreational NMPDU within…”
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Economic deprivation and racial segregation: Comparing Superfund sites in Portland, Oregon and Detroit, Michigan by Smith, Chad L.

“…The research presented here weighs the ability of two major explanations of social inequality—Massey and Denton’s racial segregation explanation and Wilson’s…”
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Pathways to Adult Alcohol Abuse across Racial/Ethnic Groups: An Application of General Strain and Social Learning Theories by Akins, Scott, Smith, Chad L., Mosher, Clayton

“…There is considerable variation in the prevalence, etiology and consequences of alcohol and other drug use across racial/ethnic groups, but studies examining…”
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ECONOMIC DEPRIVATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL INEQUALITY IN POSTINDUSTRIAL DETROIT: A Comparison of Landfill and Superfund Site Locations by SMITH, CHAD L.

“…The research presented here directly engages the issues of environmental inequality by testing the empirical merits of two sociological explanations of urban…”
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Nuclear shadows: Weighing the environmental effects of militarism, capitalism, and modernization in a global context, 2001-2007 by Lengefeld, Michael R., Smith, Chad L.

“…The relationships among the economy, military, and environment have garnered increased attention recently. Likewise, a number of prominent environmental…”
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TREADMILLS OF PRODUCTION AND DESTRUCTION: Threats to the Environment Posed by Militarism by HOOKS, GREGORY, SMITH, CHAD L.

“…The treadmill of production has identified and examined an inherent dynamic that results in the inexorable expansion of capitalism. Although it is argued that…”
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College Students and Alcohol Abuse: A Test of Social Learning, Strain, and Acculturation Theories by DeSoto, William, Tajalli, Hassan, Smith, Chad L., Pino, Nathan W.

“…This article uses an original data set to explore the utility of three classic sociological theories to test patterns of college student alcohol consumption:…”
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Recasting Paradigm Shift: "True" Sustainability and Complex Systems by Smith, Chad L., Lopes, Vicente L., Carrejo, Frank M.

“…Within environmental sociology there exists a debate between competing theories of societal development and its accompanying ecological repercussions and…”
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The Effect of Acculturation on Patterns of Hispanic Substance Use in Washington State by Akins, Scott, Mosher, Clayton, Smith, Chad L., Gauthier, Jane Florence

“…A growing body of research on Hispanic substance use in the United States has found acculturation to result in increased drug use. This study contributes to…”
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Treadmills of Production and Destruction in the Anthropocene by Chad L. Smith, Gregory Hooks, Michael Lengefeld

“…Human activities in Latin American countries have resulted in past and ongoing deforestation located in the Amazon and the Andes.  Demonstrative of this new…”
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Are Global Neighborhoods in Houston Less Polluted? A Spatial Analysis of Twenty-First-Century Urban Demographics by Leon-Corwin, Maggie, Clement, Matthew Thomas, Smith, Chad L.

“…Suburban metropolitan areas across the United States have become racially diverse. We examine this novel spatial demography in relation to pollution levels…”
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Are global neighborhoods in Houston less polluted? by Maggie Leon-Corwin, Matthew Thomas Clement, Chad L Smith

“…Suburban metropolitan areas across the United States have become racially diverse. We examine this novel spatial demography in relation to pollution levels…”
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The Effect of College Students' Religious Involvement on Their Academic Ethic by De Soto, William, Tajalli, Hassan, Pino, Nathan, Smith, Chad L.

“…This article examines the impact of college students' religious commitments on 4 important outcomes: (1) academic ethic; (2) academic performance; (3) academic…”
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