Environment and social justice an international perspective /

• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Taylor, Dorceta E.
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Bingley, U.K. : Emerald, 2010.
• Σειρά: Research in social problems and public policy ; v. 18.
• Θέματα: Political Science > General.; Social Science > General.; Political science & theory.; The environment.; Environmental justice.; Social justice.

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'...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• 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.