Jamie Baxter   Jamie Baxter
Associate Professor - UWO Geography


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Walker, C., Baxter, J. and Ouellette, D. (in press) Beyond rhetoric to understanding asymmetrical impacts of wind turbine conflict in two Ontario, Canada communities, Environment and Planning A.

Baxter, J., Morzaria, R., and Hirsch, R. (2013) A case-control study of support/opposition to wind turbines: Perceptions of health risk, economic benefits, and community conflict, Energy Policy, 61: 931-43 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2013.06.050 

Crighton E., Brown, C., Baxter, J., Lemyre, L., Masuda, J. and Ursitti, F. (2013) Perceptions and experiences of environmental health risks among new mothers: A qualitative study in Ontario, Canada, Health Risk and Society, 15(4): 295-312

Deacon, L. and Baxter, J. (2013) 'No Opportunity to Say No: A case study of procedural environmental injustice in Canada' Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, 56(5): 607-23.

Larock, S. and Baxter, J. (2013) Local facility hazard risk controversy and non-local hazard risk perception, Journal of Risk Research, 16(6): 713-732

Mkandawire, P., Luginaah, I. and Baxter, J. (in press) Growing up an orphan: Vulnerability of adolescent girls to HIV in Malawi, Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers.

Gibson-Wood, H., Wakefield, S., Vanderlinden, L., Bienefeld, M., Cole, D., Baxter, J. and Jermyn, L. (2012)  "A drop of water in the pool": information and engagement of linguistic communities around a municipal pesticide bylaw to protect the public's health' Critical Public Health, 22(3): 341-53

Atari, O., Luginaah, I. and Baxter, J. (2011) ‘‘This is the mess that we are living in’’: residents everyday
life experiences of living in a stigmatized community, GeoJournal, 76(5): 483-500

Hirsch, R. and Baxter, J. (2011) Context, cultural bias, and health risk perception: The 'everyday'
nature of pesticide policy preferences in London, Calgary, and Halifax, Risk Analysis, 31(5): 874-65.

Wakefield, S. and Baxter, J. (2010) Linking health inequality and environmental justice: Articulating a precautionary framework for research and action, Environmental Justice3(3): 95-102

Masuda, J. Baxter, J. and Poland, B. (2010) Reaching for environmental health justice: Canadian
experiences for a comprehensive research, policy and advocacy agenda in health promotion, Health Promotion International, 25(4): 453-463.

Hirsch, R., Baxter, J., Brown, C. (2010) The importance of skillful community leaders, Understanding municipal pesticide policy change in Calgary and Halifax, Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, 53(6): 743–757

Hirsch, R. and Baxter, J. (2009), The look of the lawn: Pesticide policy-preference and health risk perception in context, Environment and Planning C, 27(3), 468-490.

Baxter, J. (2009) Risk Perception: A Quantitative investigation of the insider/outsider dimension of cultural theory and place, Journal of Risk Research, 12(6): 771-91.

Baxter, J. (2007) Reassessing the voluntary siting process for a hazardous waste facility in Alberta, Canada 15 years later, Conference Proceedings International Conference on the Siting of Locally Unwanted Facilities: Challenges and Issues, Hong Kong: Dec 12-14

Baxter, J. (2006) Place impacts of technological hazards: A case study of community conflict as outcome, Journal of Environmental Planning and Management 49(3): 337-60.

Baxter, J. (2005) Understanding “Low Concern” Near the Hazardous Waste Treatment Facility at Swan Hills AB, Conference Proceedings, Waste: The Social Context, Edmonton: May 11-14.

Baxter, J. and Greenlaw, K. (2005) Revisiting cultural theory of risk: Explaining perceptions of technological environmental hazards using comparative analysis, Canadian Geographer, 49(1): 61-80.

Baxter, J. and Lee, D. (2004) Explaining the maintenance of low concern near a hazardous waste treatment facility, Journal of Risk Research, 6(1): 705-729.

Barnes, G., Baxter, J., Litva, A., Staples, B. (2002) Beyond physical health effects: Interpersonal and community-level impacts of chronic chemical contamination, Social Science and Medicine, 55(12): 2227-2241.

Baxter, J. and Eyles, J. (1999) Prescription for research practice? Grounded theory in qualitative evaluation, Area. 31(2): 179-181.

Baxter, J., Eyles, J. and Elliott, S. (1999) When facility siting principles conflict:; A case sudsy of the roles of trust, equity, and community participation, Journal of Environmental Planning and Management 42(4): 501-525.

Baxter, J., Eyles, J. and Elliott, S.(1999) "Something happened": The relevance of the risk society for describing the siting process for a municipal landfill, Geografiska Annaler 81(2):91-109.

Baxter, J. and Eyles, J. (1999) The Utility of In-Depth Interviews for Studying the Meaning of Environmental Risk, Professional Geographer 51(2): 307-20.
 

Book Chapters (Selected)

Baxter, J. (2011) 'Reassessing the voluntary facility siting processes for a hazardous waste facility in Alberta, Canada 15 years later' in Facility Siting in the Asia-Pacific: Perspectives on Knowledge Production and Application ed T. Fung, H. Lesbirel and K. Lam, Hong Kong: The Chinese University Press.

Baxter, J. (2010) Case Studies in Qualitative Research (Ch5) in Hay, I. Qualitative Research Methods in Human Geography, 3rd Edition, New York: Oxford University Press.

Baxter, J. (2009) Interviewing in Warf. B. (Ed.) Encyclopedia of Geography, Newbury Park: Sage

Baxter J. (2009). Content Analysis. In Kitchin R, Thrift N (eds) International Encyclopedia of Human Geography, Volume 1, pp. 275-280.Oxford: Elsevier

Deacon, L. and Baxter, J. (2009) Framing environmental inequity in Canada: A Content analysis of daily print news media, in Agyeman, J., Cole, P., Haluza-DeLay, R. and O'Riley, P. Speaking for Ourselves: Environmental Justice in Canada, Vancouver: UBC Press.

Presentations (Selected)

Baxter, J. (2013) Communities and Wind Turbines in Ontario, Strathroy Rotary Club, Strathroy, ON (invited)

Rollins, Y. and Baxter, J. (2013) A Preliminary Investigation of Waste to Energy Uptake by Ontario Municipalities, Canadian Association of Geographers Annual Meeting, St. John’s NL

Baxter, J., Walker, C. and Ouellette, D. (2013) Living with Wind Turbines in Ontario: Health, Conflict and Policy, International Medical Geography Symposium, Lansing Michigan

Baxter, J. Environment and health policy and the public: The geography of urban pesticide use reduction, Community Health Sciences/Public Health Institute Seminar Series, University of Calgary, Calgary AB (invited)

Baxter, J. Walker, C., Morzaria, R.,Ouellette, D. and Hirsch, R. (2013)  Living with Wind Turbines in Ontario: Health, Conflict and Policy, Departmental Speaker Series - University of Guelph Geography, Guelph, ON. (invited)

Baxter, J. Morzaria, R.,Ouellette, D. and Hirsch, R. (2012)  Support for wind turbines in the context of Ontario’s Green Energy Act, Ontario Network for Sustainable Energy Policy Workshop, Niagara on the Lake, ON.

Walker, C. and Baxter, J.  (2012) What smell?: Socio-political Factors and Ontario’s wind energy development, Canadian Association of Geographers Annual Meeting, Waterloo, ON

Morzaria, R., Baxter, J. and Hirsch, R. (2012) Wind turbine risk perception in Ontario, Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting, New York.

Crighton, E. Masuda, J., Brown, C.,Ursitti, F, Baxter, J., Lemyre, L and Thompson, C. (2011) A Risk to Other People’s Kids: Environment and Health Risk Perceptions among New Mothers, Canadian Association of Geographers Annual Meeting, Calgary, AB.

Mkandawire P., Luginaah, I. and Baxter, J. (2011) Orphan Status and Sexual Risk‐Taking among Adolescents in Northern Malawi, Canadian Association of Geographers Annual Meeting, Calgary, AB.

Larock, S. and Baxter, J. (2010) Risk in Context: Landfill expansion and "fiduciary equity" as predictors of risk perception, Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting, Washington DC

Baxter, J. Bhoi, N., Gilliland, J. Buzzelli, M. Luginaah, I. (2009) Environmental inequity in Canada using NPRI pollution exposure weighted by toxicity and carcinogenicity, International Medical Geography Symposium, Hamilton, July

Deacon, L. and Baxter, J. (2009) Discourses of risk, health and justice in an African Canadian Community, International Medical Geography Symposium, Hamilton, July

Baxter, J. (2008) Applying principles of justice and equity to evaluate the "success" of voluntary siting for a hazardous waste site, Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting, Boston, April

Baxter, J. (2008) Knowing Your Audience: Risk Communication in Context, Health Canada, Risk Communication Speaker Series, Ottawa February.(invited)

Bienefeld, M. Vanderlinden L. Wakefield S. Baxter, J.  Jermyn, L. Cole, D. Gibson-Wood, H. Chiu, C. Mee, C.and  Whate R. (2007) Communicating risk and protecting public health in diverse communities, Ontario Public Health Association Meeting, November

Baxter, J. (2007) Reassessing the voluntary siting process for a hazardous waste facility in Alberta, Canada 15 years later, International Conference on the Siting of Locally Unwanted Facilities: Challenges and Issues, Hong Kong: Dec 12-14 (invited)

Baxter, J. (2007) Environment Health and Social Equity, Environment Health and Social Equity Workshop, McMaster Institutes of Environment and Health Hamilton (invited)

Baxter, J. Hirsch, R. (2007) Municipal pesticide policy change, science knowledge, and advocacy coalitions in Calgary and Halifax Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting, San Francisco, April

Baxter, J. (2006) Explaining Variability of Hazard “Concern” near the Hazardous Waste Facility at Swan Hills, Alberta, Speaker Series School of Geography and Geology at McMaster University, Nov 22 (invited)

Baxter, J. (2006) Community Perception of Risk Associated with Environmental Health Hazards, Perth District Health Unit Research Day, Perth District Health Unity at Stratford: Nov 10 (invited)

Hirsch, R, and Baxter J. (2006) Pesticides in the neighbourhood: Everyday health risk perception, Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting, Chicago, March

Baxter J.(2006)  Explaining Variability of Hazard “Concern” near the Hazardous Waste Facility at Swan Hills, Alberta CA, Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting, Chicago, March

Baxter, J. Brown, C. and Hirsch, R. (2005) Social Determinants of Pesticide By-law Formation and Preference in Calgary and Halifax, Informed Decision-making on Cosmetic Pesticide Use Conference, Ottawa, September (invited)

Baxter J., and Hirsch R. (2005) Urban Pesticide Use Policy, Risk Perception and Neighbourhood Discontent: A Calgary-Halifax Comparison, Association of Geographers Annual Meeting, Denver, April

Baxter J., Brown C. and Hirsch R. (2004) Urban Pesticide Use Policy, Risk Perception and Neighbourhood Discontent: A Calgary-Halifax Comparison, McMaster Institute of Environment and Health Seminar Series, November (invited)

Baxter J. and Brown C. (2004) Two different policy approaches to urban pesticide reduction, Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, March

Baxter, J. (2003) Modeling "Low Concern" Near a Rural Hazardous Waste Site, Canadian Association of Geographers Annual Meeting, Victoria, June

Baxter, J. (2003) Living with "technological" hazards: The case of the Alberta Special Waste Treatment Facility at Swan Hills, TransCanada International Institute for Resource Industries and Sustainability Studies (TC-IRIS) Seminar Series, Haskayne School of Business, University of Calgary, May (invited)

Baxter, J. (2003) What’s inside the donut?: Community differences in hazard risk perception, Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting, New Orleans, March

Baxter, J. and Greenlaw K. (2002) Comparing Views on Risk in Four Communities Surrounding the Alberta Special Waste Treatment Facility, Canadian Association of Geographers Annual Meeting, St. Catharines, May/June

Baxter, J. (organizer/speaker), Chiotti, Q., Dyck I., Foggin P., Hayes M. (2001) 25 years of health geography in Canada: Retrospect and prospect, Canadian Association of Geographers Annual Meeting, Montreal, June

Baxter, J. (2001) Can Toxic Waste Dissolve a Community The Cases of Caledon ON and Ryley AB, Department Seminar Series - Geography, University of Calgary, March (invited)

Baxter, J. (2001) Environmental Conflict: The Cases of Caledon ON and Ryley AB Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting, New York, March.

Baxter, J. (2000) Computer assisted qualitative data analysis software (CAQDAS) for health and place research, SSHRC Research Development Initiative on Methods for Studying Health and Place, Aug (invited)

(invited) Baxter, J. Methods for health and place research: Experiences from a qualitative research practitioner, Eighth Annual International Medical Geography Symposium, Montreal, July 2000.

Baxter, J. The Construction of a Frustrating Place: A Case Study of Community Environmental Conflict, Canadian Association of Geographers Annual Meeting, St. Catherines, June 2000.

Baxter, J. "Can't Complain": A Case Study of the Role of Audience in Risk Communication, Canadian Society of Chemists, Calgary, June 2000. (invited) Baxter, J. A tale of two communities: Waste facilities and the risk society, Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting, Pittsburgh, March, 2000. (invited)

Baxter, J., Eyles, J. and Elliott, S.J. Discord among noxious facility siting principles: A case study of the principles of trust, equity and community participation, Canadian Association of Geographers Annual Meeting, Lethbridge Alberta, May 31-June 22, 1999. (invited)

Baxter, J. and Lee, D. Welcoming hazardous waste?: Preserving ways of life in Swan Hills and Ryley, Alberta, Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting, Honolulu Hawaii, March 23-27, 1999. (invited)

Baxter, J. The utility of in-depth interviews for studying the meaning of environmental risk, Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting, Boston, March 24-28, 1998.

Baxter, J. Recognizing and practicing good qualitative research design and analysis, Workshop on Qualitative Analysis in Process Evaluation for Heart Health Promotion, Plenary Paper, Montreal: Health Canada, February 25-27, 1998. (invited)

Baxter, J, and Eyles, J. (1998) When siting principles conflict: A case study of Peel Ontario, Society for Risk Analysis, Phoenix, December 6-9, 1998.

Baxter, J. "It's an unnecessary risk to take": A case study of the meaning of environmental risk and uncertainty involving a landfill, Environmental Risk Management Program Seminar Series, University of Alberta, December, 5, 1997. (invited)

Baxter, J. Understanding environmental risk: A case study of Caledon, Ontario, Ecology Seminar Series, University of Calgary, October, 15, 1997. (invited)

Baxter, J. and Eyles, J. Living in a risk society? : The utility of in-depth interviews for studying the meaning of risk, Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting, Fort Worth, Tx., April 1-5, 1997. (invited)