Research Catalog

Title

Environmental injustice in the United States : myths and realities / James P. Lester, David W. Allen, Kelly M. Hill.

Author

Lester, James P., 1944-

Publication

Boulder, Colo. : Westview Press, 2001.

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Additional Authors

• Allen, David W.
• Hill, Kelly M. (Kelly Marie)

Description

xv, 216 p.; 23 cm.

Summary

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.

Subject

• Environmental justice > Political aspects > United States
• Environmental justice > United States
• Social justice

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-202) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

1. Introduction : the nature of the problem -- 2. Environmental injustice research: reviewing the evidence -- 3. Environmental justice : getting on the public agenda -- 4. Modeling environmental injustice : concepts, measures, hypotheses, and method of analysis -- 5. Environmental injustice in America's states -- 6. Environmental injustice in america's counties -- 7. Environmental injustice in America's cities -- 8. Summary and conclusions from the multilevel analysis -- 9. Existing Federal and state policies for environmental justice : problems and prospects -- 10. Designing an effective policy for environmental justice : implications and recommendations.

ISBN

• 0813338182 (alk. paper)
• 0813338190 (pbk. : alk. paper)

LCCN

^^^00043787^

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library