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UNINA9910813557603321 |
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Titolo |
Mountains of injustice : social and environmental justice in Appalachia / / edited by Michele Morrone and Geoffrey L. Buckley ; foreword by Donald Edward Davis ; afterword by Jedediah S. Purdy |
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Athens, : Ohio University Press, c2011 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (219 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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MorroneMichele <1962-> |
BuckleyGeoffrey L. <1965-> |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Environmental justice - Appalachian Region |
Social justice - Appalachian Region |
Appalachian Region Environmental conditions |
Appalachian Region Social conditions |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Foreword; Introduction; Part 1 Perspectives; 1 The Theoretical Roots and Sociology of Environmental Justice in Appalachia; 2 A Legacy of Extraction Ethics in the Energy Landscape of Appalachia; 3 Pollution or Poverty The Dilemma of Industry in Appalachia; Part 2 Citizen Action; 4 "We Mean to Stop Them, One Way or Another"Coal, Power, and the Fight against Strip Mining in Appalachia; 5 Commons Environmentalism Mobilized The Western North Carolina Alliance and the Cut the Clearcutting! Campaign; 6 Injustice in the Handling of Nuclear Weapons Waste The Case of David Witherspoon, Inc. |
Part 3 In Their Own Words7 Housewives from Hell Perspectives on Environmental Justice and Facility Siting; 8 Stories about Mountaintop Removal in the Appalachian Coalfields; Afterword: An American Sacrifice Zone; Contributors; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Through compelling stories and interviews with people who are fighting for environmental justice, <i>Mountains of Injustice</i> contributes to the ongoing debate over how to equitably distribute the long-term environmental costs and consequences of economic development. |
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