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Mountains of injustice [[electronic resource] ] : 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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Titolo: Mountains of injustice [[electronic resource] ] : social and environmental justice in Appalachia / / edited by Michele Morrone and Geoffrey L. Buckley ; foreword by Donald Edward Davis ; afterword by Jedediah S. Purdy Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Athens, : Ohio University Press, c2011
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (219 p.)
Disciplina: 363.700974
Soggetto topico: Environmental justice - Appalachian Region
Social justice - Appalachian Region
Soggetto geografico: Appalachian Region Environmental conditions
Appalachian Region Social conditions
Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
Altri autori: MorroneMichele <1962->  
BuckleyGeoffrey L. <1965->  
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: 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
Sommario/riassunto: 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.
Titolo autorizzato: Mountains of injustice  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 0-8214-4428-X
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910457261603321
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