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245 10 a| Environmental justiceh| [electronic resource] :b| a reference handbook /c| David E. Newton.;

250 a| 2nd ed.;

260 a| Santa Barbara, Calif. :b| ABC-CLIO,;

300 a| xix, 308 p. ;c| 24 cm.;

490 1 a| Contemporary world issues;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

505 0 a| 1. Background and history: Warren Country, North Carolina: September 15, 1982 -- Environmental Inequities, environmental racism, and environmental justice -- Examples of environmental inequalities -- Environmental Justice: environmentalism and civil rights -- Environmental justice comes of age -- Environmental justice as a social movement -- 2. Problems, controversies, and solutions: Do environmental inequities actually exist? -- Progress and environmental degradation -- NIMBY, PIBBY, AND LULUs -- The effects of environmental regulations -- Environmental inequities: by chance or by choice? -- Legal questions of "intent" in environmental inequities -- Responding to environmental inequities -- The current status of the environmental justice movement in the United States The federal government has not been a strong advocate for environmental justice -- Complaints filed with the EPA have not been in effective means of dealing with environmental inequities -- Environmental justice advocates have largely failed to obtain redress for inequities through the Judicial System -- The U.S. Congress has failed to take action on basic environmental justice legislation -- Environmental justice activists have learned to use a combination of tools for achieving their goals -- 3. Worldwide perspectives: Environmental inequities worldwide -- A background for the transboundary dumping of hazardous waste -- Environmental justice and climate change -- Environmental justice and sustainable development -- 4. Chronology -- 5. Biographical sketches: Dana Ann Alston -- Bunyan Bryant -- Robert Bullard -- Dollie Burwell -- César Chávez -- Torri Estrada -- Margie Eugene-Richard -- Jay Feldman -- Deeohn Ferris -- LaDonna Harris -- Hazel Johnson -- Pamela Tau Lee -- Graciela Martinez -- Norris McDonald -- Paul Mohai -- Richard Moore -- Na ́taki Osborne -- Swati Prakash -- Patricia E. Salkin -- Peggy Shepard -- Gail Small -- Damu Smith -- Beverly Wright -- 6. Data and documents -- 7. Directory of organizations: Governmental organizations -- Nongovernmental organization.;

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Environmental justice a reference handbook / David E. Newton.

Author/creator	Newton, David E.
Format	Electronic
Edition	2nd ed.
Publication Info	Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO,
Description	xix, 308 p. ; 24 cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects	Distributive justice. Environmental justice--Social aspects. Civil rights.

Series	Contemporary world issues Contemporary world issues. ^A226726
Contents	1. Background and history: Warren Country, North Carolina: September 15, 1982 -- Environmental Inequities, environmental racism, and environmental justice -- Examples of environmental inequalities -- Environmental Justice: environmentalism and civil rights -- Environmental justice comes of age -- Environmental justice as a social movement -- 2. Problems, controversies, and solutions: Do environmental inequities actually exist? -- Progress and environmental degradation -- NIMBY, PIBBY, AND LULUs -- The effects of environmental regulations -- Environmental inequities: by chance or by choice? -- Legal questions of "intent" in environmental inequities -- Responding to environmental inequities -- The current status of the environmental justice movement in the United States The federal government has not been a strong advocate for environmental justice -- Complaints filed with the EPA have not been in effective means of dealing with environmental inequities -- Environmental justice advocates have largely failed to obtain redress for inequities through the Judicial System -- The U.S. Congress has failed to take action on basic environmental justice legislation -- Environmental justice activists have learned to use a combination of tools for achieving their goals -- 3. Worldwide perspectives: Environmental inequities worldwide -- A background for the transboundary dumping of hazardous waste -- Environmental justice and climate change -- Environmental justice and sustainable development -- 4. Chronology -- 5. Biographical sketches: Dana Ann Alston -- Bunyan Bryant -- Robert Bullard -- Dollie Burwell -- César Chávez -- Torri Estrada -- Margie Eugene-Richard -- Jay Feldman -- Deeohn Ferris -- LaDonna Harris -- Hazel Johnson -- Pamela Tau Lee -- Graciela Martinez -- Norris McDonald -- Paul Mohai -- Richard Moore -- Na ́taki Osborne -- Swati Prakash -- Patricia E. Salkin -- Peggy Shepard -- Gail Small -- Damu Smith -- Beverly Wright -- 6. Data and documents -- 7. Directory of organizations: Governmental organizations -- Nongovernmental organization.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2008044400
ISBN	9781598842234 (hard copy : alk. paper)
ISBN	9781598842241 (ebook)

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