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Achieving environmental justice : a cross-national analysis /

"Environmental justice aspires to a healthy environment for all, as well as fair and inclusive processes of environmental decision-making. In order to develop successful strategies to achieve this, it is important to understand the factors that shape environmental justice outcomes. This optimis...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bell, Karen (Karen Frances), 1959- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Clifton, Bristol ; Chicago, IL : Policy Press, 2014.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • ACHIEVING ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE; Contents; List of figures and tables; Figures; Tables; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; 1. Introduction: fighting for humanity; Approach to the research; Scope and limitations; The structure of the book; Environmental justice from the inside; 2. The concept and measurement of environmental justice; Distributive justice3; Procedural justice; Substantive justice; Measuring environmental justice: the Environmental Justice Indicator Framework; 3. The causes of environmental injustice; Discrimination; Market dynamics; Lack of citizen power.
  • IndustrialisationIndividual behaviour or life-style; Culture; Capitalism; 4. 'Killing yourself is no way to make a living': environmental justice in the United States; Substantive environmental justice in the United States; Distributive environmental justice in the United States; Procedural environmental justice in the United States; Causes of environmental injustice in the United States; 5. 'The world has been deceived': environmental justice in the Republic of Korea (South Korea); Substantive environmental justice in the Republic of Korea.
  • Distributive environmental justice in the Republic of KoreaProcedural Environmental Justice in the Republic of Korea; Causes of environmental injustice in the Republic of Korea; 6. 'Regulation means bad': environmental justice in the United Kingdom; Substantive environmental justice in the United Kingdom; Distributive environmental justice in the United Kingdom; Procedural environmental justice in the United Kingdom; Causes of environmental injustices in the United Kingdom; 7. 'We have always been close to nature': environmental justice in Sweden; Substantive environmental justice in Sweden.
  • Distributive environmental justice in SwedenProcedural environmental justice in Sweden; Causes of environmental injustice in Sweden; 8. 'The rich consume and the poor suffer the pollution': environmental justice in the People's Republic of China; Substantive environmental justice in China; Distributive environmental justice in China; Procedural environmental justice in China; Causes of environmental injustice in China; 9. 'Recuperating all that we have lost and forgotten': environmental justice in the Plurinational State of Bolivia (Bolivia); Substantive environmental justice in Bolivia.
  • Distributive environmental justice in BoliviaProcedural environmental justice in Bolivia; The causes of environmental injustice in Bolivia; 10. 'Socialism creates a better opportunity': environmental justice in Cuba; Substantive environmental justice in Cuba; Distributive environmental justice in Cuba; Procedural environmental justice in Cuba; Causes of environmental injustice in Cuba; 11 Achieving environmental justice; The causes of the environmental injustices; Policy implications; Challenging Damaging Hegemonic Environmental Discourses; How to achieve change; Final; Appendix 1.