%0 Journal Article %T Environmental social science and the distinction between resource use and industrial pollution: reflections on an international comparative study %A Yearley %A Steven %J Ambiente & Sociedade %D 2005 %I ANPPAS - UNICAMP %R 10.1590/S1414-753X2005000100002 %X this article aims to discuss the definition of environmental issues and the validity of differentiating between industrial pollution problems and the use of natural resources. a comparative case study including countries of different political systems and socio-economic conditions provided us with data to reflect on this question. %K natural resources %K industrial pollution %K environmental issues %K change in values. %U http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S1414-753X2005000100002&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en