Title: The political economy of environmental justice /
Authors: Banzhaf, H. Spencer, 1969-; Banzhaf, H. Spencer, 1969-; Banzhaf, H. Spencer, 1969-
Publisher: Stanford Economics and Finance, an imprint of Stanford University Press,
Year: 2012
Subjects: Environmental economics United States; Environmental justice Economic aspects United States.; Environmental policy Economic aspects United States
Abstract: "The environmental justice literature convincingly shows that poor people and minorities live in more polluted neighborhoods than do other groups. These findings have sparked a broad activist movement, numerous local lawsuits, and several federal policy reforms. Despite the importance of environmental justice, this topic has received little attention from economists. And yet, economists have much to contribute, as several explanations for the correlation between pollution and marginalized citizens rely on market mechanisms. Understanding the role of these mechanisms is crucial to designing policy remedies, for each mechanism lends itself to a different interpretation of the locus of injustices. Moreover, the different mechanisms have varied implications for the efficacy of policy responses--and who gains and loses from them. In the first book-length examination of environmental justice from the perspective of economics, a cast of top contributors evaluates why underprivileged citizens are overexposed to toxic environments and why policy can do to help. While the text engages economic methods, it is written for an interdisciplinary audience."--Page 4 of cover.
Contents: The political economy of environmental justice : an introduction / H. Spencer Banzhaf -- Moving beyond cleanup : identifying the crucibles of environmental gentrification / H. Spencer Banzhaf and Eleanor McCormick -- Does environmental remediation benefit the poor? / Jacob L. Vidgor -- Environmental gentrification and discrimination / H. Spencer Banzhaf, Joshua Sidon, and Randall P. Walsh -- Residential mobility and ozone exposure : challenges for environmental justice policy / Brooks Depro and Christopher Timmins -- Superfund taint and neighborhood change : ethnicity, age distributions, and household structure / Trudy Ann Cameron, Graham D. Crawford, and Ian T. McConnaha -- Amenities tomorrow : a greenbelt project's impacts over space, time / Douglas S. Noonan -- The role of demographic and cost-related factors in determining where plants locate : a tale of two Texas cities / Ann Wolverton -- Spatial patterns in regulatory enforcement : local tests of environmental justice / Ronald J. Shadbegian and Wayne B. Gray -- An examination of the correlation between race and state hazardous and municipal solid waste taxes / Robin R. Jenkins and Kelly B. Maguire -- Postscript : who owns the environment? / Terry Anderson.