Environmental and social justice : an international perspective /
The American environmental justice movement (EJM) emerged as an organized social and political force in the 1980s. Since then, it has spread to other industrialized countries such as Canada and Britain. Environmental justice movements can also be found in numerous countries in the developing world....
| Други автори: | Taylor, Dorceta E. |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Bingley, UK :
Emerald,
2010.
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| Серия: |
Research in social problems and public policy ;
v. 18. |
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=339447 |
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Print version::
Environmental and social justice. |
Съдържание:
- Introduction / Dorceta E. Taylor
- Equality, influence and access: Central Park's role in historical and contemporary urban park financing / Dorceta E. Taylor
- Movements, neighborhood change and the media: newspaper coverage of anti-gentrification activity in the San Francisco Bay area, 1995-2005 / June Gin & Dorceta E. Taylor
- Food security and sustainability: community food initiatives in London / Shumaisa Khan
- Sustainable living and community building in EcoVillage at Ithaca: the challenges of incorporating social justice concerns into the practices of an ecological cohousing community / Tendai Chitewere & Dorceta E. Taylor
- The domestic and international dimensions of methylmercury contamination in tuna: an analysis of the efficacy of the fish advisory standards of two federal agencies / Beth Pallo & Marlene Barken
- Fish consumption and environmental justice in the Great Lakes: the influence of fish advisories on risk perception, knowledge and behavior of white and minority anglers / Brenda Nordenstam & Sarah Darkwa
- From the green revolution to the gene revolution in India: understanding the risks and benefits of genetically modified crops / Asmita Bhardwaj
- Heritage tourism: a mechanism to facilitate the preservation of black family farms / Stephanie Freeman & Dorceta E. Taylor
- Environmental perceptions and action: villagers' response to oil and gas drilling in the wetlands of rural Trinidad / April Baptiste & Brenda Nordenstam
- Oil and gas industry in Nigeria: the paradox of black gold / Joseph Effiong
- Building community capacity? Mapping the scope and impacts of the EPA's Environmental Justice Small Grants Program / Shalini Vajjhala
- Race, gender and faculty diversity in environmental disciplines / Dorceta E. Taylor
- Why can't they work together? A framework for understanding conflict and collaboration in two environmental disputes in southeast Michigan / Sarah Lashley & Dorceta E. Taylor
- Environmentalism and Islam: a study of Muslim women in the U.S. / Jumana Vasi
- Concluding remarks / Dorceta E. Taylor.