Environmental Injustice in the United States
Subtitle: Myths and Realities
Publisher: Westview Press
Published: November 1, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 216
ISBN-13: 9780813338194
Subjects: Environmental economics; Social impact of environmental issues; Science; Environmental Science; Environmental Studies; Science/Mathematics; USA; Environmental Conservation & Protection - General; Public Policy - General; Nature-Environmental Conservation & Protection - General; Political Science / Public Policy; Science-Environmental Science; Social justice; United States
First sentence: An emerging body of literature, collected under the genres of environmental racism or environmental equity, argues that unbalanced proportions of environmental hazards are located in black, Hispanic, and poor communities (see, e.g., Mohai and Bryant, 1992; Bullard, 1990a, 1993a; Capek, 1993; Jordan, 1980; Szasz, 1994; United Church of Christ, 1987).
Description: Provides systematic insight into the political, social, and economic dynamics of environmental decision making and how they effect minority communities. Includes a quantitative analysis of the relationship between race, class, and political mobilization and environmental harm at the city, state and county levels.