03507nam 2200745Ia 450 991080916510332120240516125346.00-8147-6817-20-8147-6857-11-4175-8835-710.18574/nyu/9780814768570(CKB)1000000000031460(EBL)865817(OCoLC)779828260(SSID)ssj0000246011(PQKBManifestationID)11216028(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000246011(PQKBWorkID)10180756(PQKB)10970896(MiAaPQ)EBC865817(OCoLC)70755826(MdBmJHUP)muse10496(Au-PeEL)EBL865817(CaPaEBR)ebr10078464(DE-B1597)547032(DE-B1597)9780814768570(EXLCZ)99100000000003146020020822d2002 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe Silicon Valley of dreams environmental injustice, immigrant workers, and the high-tech global economy /David Naguib Pellow and Lisa Sun-Hee Park1st ed.New York New York University Pressc20021 online resource (315 p.)Critical AmericaIncludes bibliographical references (p. 265-294) and index.0-8147-6710-9 0-8147-6709-5 Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-294) and index.Early history and the struggle for resources -- The valley of the heart's delight -- The emergence of silicon valley -- The political economy of work and health in Silicon Valley -- The core -- The periphery -- Beyond Silicon Valley-- Toward environmental and social justice in Silicon Valley and beyond -- The broader picture.Next to the nuclear industry, the largest producer of contaminants in the air, land, and water is the electronics industry. Silicon Valley hosts the highest density of Superfund sites anywhere in the nation and leads the country in the number of temporary workers per capita and in workforce gender inequities. Silicon Valley offers a sobering illustration of environmental inequality and other problems that are increasingly linked to the globalization of the world's economies. In The Silicon Valley of Dreams , the authors take a hard look at the high-tech region of Silicon Valley to examine enviCritical America.High technology industriesEnvironmental aspectsCaliforniaSanta Clara Valley (Santa Clara County)AgricultureEnvironmental aspectsCaliforniaSanta Clara Valley (Santa Clara County)Foreign workersCaliforniaSanta Clara Valley (Santa Clara County)MinoritiesCaliforniaSanta Clara Valley (Santa Clara County)Environmental justiceCaliforniaSanta Clara Valley (Santa Clara County)High technology industriesEnvironmental aspectsAgricultureEnvironmental aspectsForeign workersMinoritiesEnvironmental justice330.9794/73Pellow David N.1969-1464727Park Lisa Sun-Hee1619820MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910809165103321The Silicon Valley of dreams3952260UNINA