Faces of Environmental Racism Confronting Issues of Global Justice

by Westra, Laura; Wenz, Peter S.; Hargrove, Eugene; Adam, Hussein M.; Bell, Elizabeth; Bullard, Robert D.; Gaylord, Clarice E.; A. Goodland, R J.; Kokole, Omari H.; Lawson, Bill; McCurdy, Howard; Phillips, Richard; Shrader-Frechette, Dr. Kristin; Wigley, Dan

• ISBN13: 9780847680450
• ISBN10: 0847680452
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1995-10-03
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Summary

Racial minorities in the United States are disproportionately exposed to toxic wastes and other environmental hazards, and cleanup efforts in their communities are slower and less thorough than efforts elsewhere. Internationally, wealthy countries of the North increasingly ship hazardous wastes to poorer countries of the South, resulting in such tragedies as the disaster at Bhopal. Through case studies that highlight the type of information that is seldom reported in the news, Faces of Environmental Racism exposes the type and magnitude of environmental racism, both domestic and international.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. ix
Preface to the Second Edition	p. xv
Introduction	p. xvii
Foundations
Decision Making	p. 3
Environmental Justice: A National Priority	p. 29
Living for the City: Urban United States and Environmental Justice	p. 41
Just Garbage	p. 57
Black Trash	p. 73
Racism in North America
Africville: Environmental Racism	p. 95
The Faces of Environmental Racism: Titusville, Alabama, and BFI	p. 113
Consent, Equity, and Environmental Justice: A Louisiana Case Study	p. 141
Other Faces: Latinos and Environmental Justice	p. 167
Racism in Africa
Multinational Corporations, Developed Nations, and Environmental Racism: Toxic Waste, Oil Exploration, and Eco-Catastrophe	p. 187
Somalia: Environmental Degradation and Environmental Racism	p. 203
South Africa: Environmental Sustainability Needs Empowerment of Women	p. 229
Index	p. 249
About the Contributors	p. 263
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