Noxious New York
Subtitle: The Racial Politics of Urban Health and Environmental Justice (Urban and Industrial Environments)
Publisher: The MIT Press
Published: December 1, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 296
ISBN-13: 9780262195546
Subjects: The Environment; Urban communities; Urban health; New York (State); Health aspects; Political Science; Politics / Current Events; Politics/International Relations; Political Advocacy; Discrimination & Racism; Epidemiology; Political Science / Political Process / Political Advocacy; Environmental justice; Minorities; New York
First sentence: Noxious New York examines the culture, politics, and history of environmental justice activism in New York City; the intersection of planning and health, especially through the prism of asthma; and changes in garbage and energy systems as a result of priv