Environmental health and racial equity in the United States
Subtitle: building environmentally just, sustainable, and livable communities
By: Robert D. Bullard, Glenn S. Johnson, Angel O. Torres
Contributors: Johnson, Glenn S. (Glenn Steve); Torres, Angel O.; American Public Health Association
Publisher: American Public Health Association; Amer Public Health Assn
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Washington, DC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 359
ISBN-13: 9780875530079
Subjects: Poor; Health and hygiene; Social Justice; Minorities; Vulnerable Populations; Poverty Areas; Environmental health; Environmental Health; Residence Characteristics
Description: From the "Father of Environmental Justice" comes, Environmental Health and Racial Equity, a first-rate account of events, individuals, and organizations that have shaped the environmental justice movement over the past two decades. The struggles chronicled are both instructive and inspirational to anyone who wants to make a difference.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Environmental health and racial equity in the twenty-first century; title: What we know after three decades of research; title: Impetus for change : milestones and timeline - 1968-2010; title: Community leaders  singled out for national awards 1968-2009; title: University-based programs; title: Selected groups working on environmental justice, health and racial equity; title: Funding trends, challenges, and opportunities; title: Selected annotated bibliography on environment, health, and racial equity.