Environmental Justice Through Research-Based Decision-Making (New Directions in Public Administration)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Routledge; Garland Pub.
Published: January 5, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 277
ISBN-13: 9780815335009
Subjects: Environmental impact analysis; The Environment; Political Science; Environmental justice; Politics / Current Events; United States; Politics/International Relations; USA; Environmental Conservation & Protection - General; Environmental Science; Public Policy - General; Political Science / History & Theory; History & Theory - General; Decision making; Environmental policy
First sentence: A fairly large and growing body of literature today presupposes that there are substantial public health costs borne primarily by minority, low-income, and/or other disadvantaged populations specifically because of their differential exposure to environmental hazards.