1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910165040903321

Autore

Berkey Rebecca E.

Titolo

Environmental justice and farm labor / / Rebecca E. Berkey

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2017

ISBN

1-315-64599-8

1-317-29367-3

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (211 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Earthscan Food and Agriculture

Disciplina

331.7/630973

331.7630973

Soggetti

Environmental justice - United States

Agricultural laborers - United States - Social conditions

Farmers - United States - Social conditions

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. Environmental justice and framing labor in agriculture as a justice issue -- 2. Justice issues facing laborers in agriculture -- 3. A brief history and impact of policy on laborers in U.S. agriculture -- 4. Case study in conventional agriculture : the Farmworker Association of Florida -- 5. Case study in organic agriculture : the Northeast Organic Farming Association -- 6. The current landscape of change : fighting for justice for agricultural labor.