Title: Lessons in environmental justice : from civil rights to Black Lives Matter and Idle No More /
Authors: Mascarenhas, Michael, 1963-
Year: 2021
Subjects: Environmental justice; Human rights; Environmental justice; Human rights
Abstract: "Lessons in Environmental Justice provides an entry point to the field by bringing together the works of individuals who are creating a new and vibrant wave of environmental justice scholarship, methodology, and activism. The 18 essays in this collection explore a wide range of controversies and debates, from the U.S. and other societies. An important theme throughout the book is how vulnerable and marginalized populations--the incarcerated, undocumented workers, rural populations, racial and ethnic minorities--bear a disproportionate share of environmental risks. Each reading concludes with a suggested assignment that helps student explore the topic independently and deepen their understanding of the issues raised." --
Contents: Part I. Understanding environmental justice : claims, frames, and colonialism -- From civil rights to Black Lives Matter / Robert D. Bullard -- The environmental justice frame / Stella M. Čapek -- Environmental justice, indigenous peoples, and consent / Kyle Powys Whyte -- Part II. Environmental justice methodology -- Measuring environmental injustice / Paul Mohai -- Science, expertise, and environmental justice / Alissa Cordner, Phil Brown -- How community-based participatory research strengthens the rigor, relevance, and reach of science / Rachel Morello-Frosch, Carolina L. Balazs -- Emotions of environmental justice / J. M. Bacon, Kari Marie Norgaard -- Part III. Policy and environmental protection -- Regulatory culture : racial ideologies and the fight for environmental justice within government agencies / Jill Lindsey Harrison -- Geographies of environmental racism : capitalism, pollution, and public health in southern California / Cristina Faiver-Serna -- Environmental justice and the law / Oday Salim -- Part IV. Environments of (in)justice and activism -- Fair housing and health : a social ecology framework -- For tribal peoples, food justice requires environmental justice / Elizabeth Hoover -- Poverty, prisons, pollution, and valley fever / Sarah M. Rios -- Becoming storms : indigenous water protectors fight for the future / Kaitlin Reed, Beth Rose Middleton Manning, Deniss Josefina Martinez -- Part V. New frontiers and old questions - Narratives of struggle and resistance in the fight against environmental racism in African Nova Scotian communities / Ingrid Waldron -- Fantastic pragmatic : the enduring effects of the 1993 encounter between Black Panthers and Black Brazilian activists / João Costa Vargas -- From dumping to displacement : new frontiers for just sustainabilities / Julian Agyeman, Stephen Zavestoski -- Black Lives Matter as an environmental challenge / David N. Pellow.