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Toxic communities : environmental racism, industrial pollution, and residential mobility /
"From St. Louis to New Orleans, from Baltimore to Oklahoma City, there are poor and minority neighborhoods so beset by pollution that just living in them can be hazardous to your health. Due to entrenched segregation, zoning ordinances that privilege wealthier communities, or because businesses...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
New York University Press,
[2014]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Introduction : environmental justice claims
- Toxic exposure : landmark cases in the South and the rise of environmental justice activism
- Disproportionate siting : claims of racism and discrimination
- Internal colonialism : Native American communities in the West
- Market dynamics : residential mobility, or who moves and who stays
- Enforcing environmental protections : the legal, regulatory, and administrative contexts
- The siting process : manipulation, environmental blackmail, and enticement
- The rise of racial zoning : residential segregation
- The rise of racially restrictive covenants : guarding against infiltration
- Racializing blight : urban renewal, eminent domain, and expulsive zoning
- Contemporary housing discrimination : does it still happen?
- Conclusion : future directions of environmental justice research.