Power, Justice, and the Environment: A Critical Appraisal of the Environmental Justice Movement

摘要: For almost 30 years, the environmental justice movement (EJM) has challenged and health inequities that are often linked with social inequities, calling attention to disproportionate burden of pollution borne by low-income minority communities. The successes have been celebrated, EJM's impact on direction policy, research, activism is widely acknowledged. But literature lacks a real assessment movement's effectiveness. This book provides just such critical appraisal, examining tactics, strategies, rhetoric, organizational structure, resource base. With chapters both scholars activists, links theory practice aim contributing more effective movement.Power, Justice, Environment looks first at progress, failures, EJM over years. A comparison Civil Rights draws some provocative conclusions.The next focuses development new strategies cultural perspectives, considering, among other topics, alternative models for community mobilization structure. Finally, examines effect globalization inequality how can address transnational injustices.