Robins, Daniel (2024) Paying to pollute? The calculation of environmental indicators in crematorium burden sharing schemes. Mortality. ISSN 1469-9885
Abstract
This article addresses the role of calculations in shaping what numbers convey in crematorium burden sharing schemes. Two co-existing numerical indicators are present in these schemes, with one speaking to the limitation of environmental risk and another to exchange value generation. The environmental risk indicator emerges from the calculations present within environmental policy discussions, where numbers are measured against the damage of air emissions to the environment. Yet, burden sharing involves the introduction of new calculations that cultivate a second indicator of exchange value generation. These calculations are used to decide on the worth of environmental compliance afforded by emissions credits, correlating numbers with the generation of money and away from a focus on sustaining environmental health. The paper offers an empirically grounded contribution to the politics of the environmental disposal of the dead body by demonstrating how the use of numbers inside of crematorium burden sharing schemes reflects a tension between environmental and market-based values.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Authors/Creators: |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2024 The Author(s). |
Keywords: | calculation,Cremation,ENVIRONMENT,Indicator,metric,QUANTIFICATION |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Social Sciences (York) > Sociology (York) |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 19 Apr 2024 09:10 |
Last Modified: | 08 Feb 2025 00:53 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1080/13576275.2024.2344825 |
Status: | Published online |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/13576275.2024.2344825 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:211654 |
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