Noxious New York
Subtitle: the racial politics of urban health and environmental justice
By: Julie Sze.
Series: Urban and industrial environments
Publisher: MIT Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Cambridge, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 282
ISBN-13: 9780262195546; 9780262693424
Subjects: Environmental justice -- New York (State) -- New York; Urban health -- New York (State) -- New York; Minorities -- Health aspects -- New York (State) -- New York
Description: 'Noxious New York' examines the culture, politics, and history of the movement for environmental justice in New York City, tracking activism in four neighborhoods on issues of public health, garbage, and energy systems in the context of privatisation, deregulation, and globalisation.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [245]-268) and index.