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

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

Pellow, David Naguib
Brulle, Robert J.

Paperback

Series: Urban and Industrial Environments

Environmental StudiesGeneral Sociology

ISBN10: 0262661934
ISBN13: 9780262661935
Publisher: MIT Press
Published: Sep 2 2005
Pages: 349
Weight: 1.09
Height: 0.89 Width: 6.10 Depth: 9.02
Language: English
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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