Environmental justice in the new millennium: global perspectives on race, ethnicity, and human rights
Steady, Filomina Chioma
Environmental Justice is one of the most important human rights challenges today. It refers to inequitable environmental burdens born by groups such as racial minorities, residents of economically disadvantaged areas, or residents ofdeveloping nations. This book explores this subject with case studies from various parts of the world. INDICE: - Acknowledgments - Notes on the Contributors - List of Illustrations - Introduction; F.C.Steady - PART I - Environmental Justice; G.S.Johnson -Environmental Justice Cross-Culturally; F.C.Steady - Mothering at the Crossroads; C.Krauss - PART II - Strategies of Confinement, C.A.Smith - Gendered Dimensions of Environmental Justice; L.L.Dunn - Neo-colonialism, Internal Colonialism and Chronic Environmental Injustice; F.O.Adeola - Writing on Water; D.Tabachnick - Hazardous Waste, Nuclear Energy, Health and Environmental Justice in South Africa; M.F.Phalane - Environmental Injustice; P.Obeng - The EnvironmentBelongs to All of Us; J.L.Wong - PART III - Race, Class and Katrina; H.Lewis - Landowners and Katrina; C.Hudson-Weems
- ISBN: 978-0-230-61584-7
- Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 296
- Fecha Publicación: 11/08/2009
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés