
Power, Justice, and the Environment
A Critical Appraisal of the Environmental Justice Movement
MIT Press
Published on 2. September 2005
Book
Hardback
349 pages
978-0-262-16233-3 (ISBN)
Description
For almost 30 years, the environmental justice movement (EJM) has challenged the environmental and health inequities that are often linked with social inequities, calling attention to the disproportionate burden of pollution borne by low-income and minority communities. The successes of the movement have been celebrated, and the EJM's impact on the direction of environmental policy, research, and activism is widely acknowledged. But the literature on environmental justice lacks a real assessment of the movement's effectiveness. This book provides just such a critical appraisal, examining the EJM's tactics, strategies, rhetoric, organizational structure, and resource base. With chapters by both scholars and activists, the book links theory and practice with the aim of contributing to a more effective movement. Power, Justice, and the Environment looks first at the progress, failures, and successes of the EJM over the years. A comparison with the Civil Rights movement draws some provocative conclusions. The book next focuses on the development of new strategies and cultural perspectives, considering, among other topics, alternative models for community mobilization and alternative organizational structure. Finally, the book examines the effect of globalization on environmental inequality and how the EJM can address transnational environmental injustices.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge, Mass.
United States
Publishing group
MIT Press Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
US School Grade: From College Freshman to College Graduate Student
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Cloth over boards
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Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
612 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-262-16233-3 (9780262162333)
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A Critical Appraisal of the Environmental Justice Movement
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Persons
David Naguib Pellow is Don A. Martindale Endowed Chair in Sociology at
the University of Minnesota. Among his books are the award-winning Garbage Wars: The
Struggle for Environmental Justice in Chicago (MIT Press, 2002) and Power, Justice,
and the Environment: A Critical Appraisal of the Environmental Justice Movement
(coedited with Robert Brulle; MIT Press, 2005.)
the University of Minnesota. Among his books are the award-winning Garbage Wars: The
Struggle for Environmental Justice in Chicago (MIT Press, 2002) and Power, Justice,
and the Environment: A Critical Appraisal of the Environmental Justice Movement
(coedited with Robert Brulle; MIT Press, 2005.)
Editor
Professor of Environmental Studies and SociologyUniversity of California, Santa Barbara
Drexel University