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Record Nr.

UNINA9910279588403321

Autore

Bowen William M

Titolo

Environmental Justice Through Research-Based Decision-Making

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Routledge, 2001

ISBN

1-135-57814-1

1-135-57815-X

1-138-96888-9

1-280-40705-0

0-585-45147-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (292 p.)

Collana

New directions in public administration

Disciplina

333.7

363.7/056/0973

Soggetti

Environmental justice - United States - Decision making

Environmental policy - United States - Decision making

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-271) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; Series Editors's Foreword; Acknowledgments; Background on Environmental Justice Decisions; Policy and Administrative Decisions; Major Terms and Concepts in the Discourse; A Primer on Empirical Research Methods for Environmental Justice; Design and the Validity of Environmental Justice Research; A Critical Review of the Empirical Research Literature; The Impacts of Environmental Hazards: An Overview of Some Ancillary Research; Uncertainty and Trade-Offs in Effective Decisions

Lessons from Research-Based Environmental Justice Policy and Administrative Decision-MakingNotes; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book discusses whether and to what extent there are widespread injustices and inequities caused by the distribution of environmental hazards in America today.