Our Backyard A Quest for Environmental Justice

by Visgilio, Gerald R.; Whitelaw, Diana M.; Black, Timothy; Bogdonoff, Estelle; Bryant, Bunyon; Cooper-McDermott, Kathleen; Davidson, Pamela; Foreman, Christopher H.; Foscue, Kenny; Jennings, Cynthia; Lizarralde, Manuel; Mitchell, Mark; Prindeville, Diane-Mi

• ISBN13: 9780742523623
• ISBN10: 0742523624
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-06-05
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Summary

This collection of essays by local activists and nationally recognized scholars deals with the history, status, and dilemmas of environmental justice. These essays provide a comprehensive overview of social and political aspects associated with environmental injustices in minority and poor communities. It will provide a solid platform for dialogue between activists and policymakers or between teachers and students.

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
Introduction	ix
Gerald R. Visgilio and Diana M. Whitelaw
Part I: Environmental Hazards in Poor and Minority Communities
1 History and Issues of the Environmental Justice Movement	3	(22)
Bunyan Bryant
2 Environmental Justice and the Social Determinants of Health	25	(14)
Virginia Ashby Sharpe
3 Green Imperialism: Indigenous People and Conservation of Natural Environments	39	(22)
Manuel Lizarralde
Part II: Empirical Research and Methodological Challenges
4 Burning and Burying in Connecticut: Are Regional Solutions to Solid Waste Disposal Equitable?	61	(22)
Timothy Black and John A. Stewart
5 Risky Business? Relying on Empirical Studies to Assess Environmental justice	83	(24)
Pamela R. Davidson
Part III: Responses to Environmental Injustices
6 Syndrome Behavior and the Politics of Environmental Justice	107	(18)
Harvey L. White
7 Confronting Environmental Injustice in Connecticut	125	(14)
Mark Mitchell, Cynthia R. Jennings, and James Younger
8 For the People: American Indian and Hispanic Women in New Mexico's Environmental Justice Movement	139	(22)
Diane Michele Prindeville
Part IV: Prospects for the Future
9 In Pursuit of Healthy and Livable Communities	161	(20)
Estelle Bogdonoff, Kathleen Cooper -McDermott, and Kenny Foscue
10 Three Political Problems for Environmental justice	181	(12)
Christopher H. Foreman Jr.
Bibliography	193	(14)
Index	207	(12)
About the Contributors	219