Environmental racism and classism / / Anne Cunningham, book editor
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| Titolo: |
Environmental racism and classism / / Anne Cunningham, book editor
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| Pubblicazione: | New York : , : Greenhaven Publishing, , 2017 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (156 pages) |
| Disciplina: | 363.7 |
| Soggetto topico: | Environmental justice |
| Environmentalism - Social aspects | |
| Soggetto non controllato: | Environmental racism |
| Persona (resp. second.): | CunninghamAnne C. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 1. Building momentum for the environmental justice movement / Renee Skelton and Vernice Miller -- 2. Strategies to fight environmental injustice at home and abroad / Robert Bullard -- 3. Flint's water crisis fits a pattern of environmental injustice / Jean Ross -- 4. Religious voices play a critical role in environmental justice / Julia Watts Belser -- 5. The food industry is complicit with environmental racism / Food Empowerment Project -- 6. Government response to environmental hazards in minority communities is too slow / Ryan Schwier and Peter Elliott -- 7. Environmental racism is supported by the evidence / H. Spencer Banzhaf -- 8. Economics cannot justify unequal environmental risks / Rachel Massey -- 9. "Environmental justice" obscures persistent racism / Bryan K. Bullock -- 10. Environmental racism does not exist / David Friedman -- 11. Environmental racism should be put in perspective / Kent Jeffries -- 12. Corporations and governments place profits ahead of people / Anup Shah -- 13. India has not done enough to protect the environment after Bhopal / Edward Broughton -- 14. Environmentalism must bridge its racial divide / Brentin Mock -- 15. "Big green" NGOs placate liberal consciences, but do little good / Kat Stevens. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | This book provides many examples of poor and minority communities that suffer physically, emotionally, and financially from living in a toxic environment. With no political clout and few available resources, these victims find themselves abandoned by the environmental movement and bullied by environmental policies. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Environmental racism and classism |
| ISBN: | 1-5345-0012-X |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910162840703321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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At issue (San Diego, Calif.)