Environment and social justice an international perspective
This volume examines domestic and international environmental issues from an environmental justice perspective. The book is a compilation of original research articles and is divided into six parts. Articles in Part I focus on urban environmental issues and sustainability including Central Park'...
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| Other Authors | |
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| Format | Electronic eBook |
| Language | English |
| Published |
Bingley, U.K. :
Emerald,
2010.
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| Series | Research in social problems and public policy ;
v. 18. |
| Subjects | |
| Online Access | Full text |
| ISBN | 9780857241849 |
| ISSN | 0196-1152 ; |
| DOI | 10.1108/S0196-1152(2010)18 |
| Physical Description | 1 online resource (x, 490 p.) : ill. |
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction / Dorceta E. Taylor
- Equity, 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 J. 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 / A. Karen Baptiste, Brenda J. Nordenstam
- Oil and gas industry in Nigeria : the paradox of the black gold / Joseph Effiong
- Building community capacity? : mapping the scope and impacts of EPA's environmental justice small grants program / Shalini P. 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 United States / Jumana Vasi
- Concluding remarks / Dorceta E. Taylor.