Environmental Injustice in the United States
Myths and Realities
by James P. Lester
Provides systematic insight into the political, social, and economic dynamics of environmental decision making and how they effect minority communities. Includes a quantitative analysis of the relationship between race, class, and political mobilization and environmental harm at the city, state and county levels.
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Environmental Injustice in the United States: Myths and Realities
November 1, 2000, Westview Press
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0813338190 9780813338194
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"An emerging body of literature, collected under the genres of environmental racism or environmental equity, argues that unbalanced proportions of environmental hazards are located in black, Hispanic, and poor communities (see, e.g., Mohai and Bryant, 1992; Bullard, 1990a, 1993a; Capek, 1993; Jordan, 1980; Szasz, 1994; United Church of Christ, 1987)."
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