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Inspired by: FP7 » Ethnic air cleansing in Europe

version: 2 / updated: 2009-11-20
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Originally submitted by: Joe Ravetz
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Source of inspiration

European Commission Framework Programme for RTD (FP7)

Theme/activity of inspiration

Theme 6 - Environment (including Climate Change)

Sub-theme/area of inspiration

Environment and health

Optional reference/s to FP7 project/s

Use the following format: Project Acronym (Project Reference No.). Use commas if more than one project is associated to this Wild Card, for example: ALFA-BIRD (213266), SAFAR (213374), LAPCAT-II (211485)

ESCAPE (211250)

Headline

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Ethnic air cleansing in Europe

Description

(approx. 150 words)

Please describe the Wild Card (approx. 150 words)

The hazard of trace pollutants in urban air are shown to be focused on certain ethnic minorities, e.g. Pakistani or African groups susceptible to Sickle Cell Anaemia. This rapidly leads to ethnic tension, distrust of public policy and scientists, and helps to amplify social unrest and risk of domestic terrorism.

Keywords

divides, pollution, poverty, exclusion, racism, cohesion, ethnic

Type of event

Unplanned consequence of events/trends/situations (e.g. financial crisis, accidental breakthrough)

Type of emergence

	please select	(if any) describe related trend or situation
		(if any) describe related trend or situation
A new development/situation (e.g. a Romani state is established in central Europe; A message from an alien civilisation existing on a distant planet is received and understood, etc.

Type of systems affected

Human-built Systems - E.g. organisations, processes, technologies, etc.

Classification

Undesirable

Importance

		please specify:
	please select	please specify:
Level 1: important for a particular country		Pakistan
Level 2: important for a particular world region		Africa, Arab region
Level 3: important for the European Union
Level 4: important for the whole world

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