Research Catalog

Environmental health and racial equity in the United States : building environmentally just, sustainable, and livable communities / Robert D. Bullard, Glenn S. Johnson, Angel O. Torres.

Title
Environmental health and racial equity in the United States : building environmentally just, sustainable, and livable communities / Robert D. Bullard, Glenn S. Johnson, Angel O. Torres.
Author
Bullard, Robert D. (Robert Doyle), 1946-
Publication
Washington, DC : American Public Health Association, 2011.

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Additional Authors
  • American Public Health Association
  • Johnson, Glenn S. (Glenn Steve)
  • Torres, Angel O.
Description
xiv, 359 p.; 23 cm.
Summary
From the "Father of Environmental Justice" comes, Environmental Health and Racial Equity, a first-rate account of events, individuals, and organizations that have shaped the environmental justice movement over the past two decades. The struggles chronicled are both instructive and inspirational to anyone who wants to make a difference.
Subject
  • Environmental Health
  • Environmental health > United States
  • Minorities > Health and hygiene > United States
  • Poor > Health and hygiene > United States
  • Poverty Areas
  • Residence Characteristics
  • Social Justice
  • United States
  • Vulnerable Populations
Genre/Form
Electronic books.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Environmental health and racial equity in the twenty-first century -- What we know after three decades of research -- Impetus for change : milestones and timeline -- 1968-2010 -- Community leaders singled out for national awards 1968-2009 -- University-based programs -- Selected groups working on environmental justice, health and racial equity -- Funding trends, challenges, and opportunities -- Selected annotated bibliography on environment, health, and racial equity.
ISBN
  • 9780875530079 (alk. paper)
  • 0875530079 (alk. paper)
LCCN
^^2010035288