Abstract
We review the literature published in academic, non-law journals on environmental justice and environmental racism, focusing on the literature relevant to the environmental justice movement in the United States. In the overview we define major concepts: environment, justice, race and racism. We discuss major trends in the literature and in the movement and current issues and debates, including risk assessment, GIS mapping, and community-based research and campaigns. Annotations are provided for over 100 publications. We also include a table of GIS based studies and findings, a list of publications and dissertations not summarized, and a list of special issues and classic texts on environmental justice.
Original language | American English |
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Journal | Scholarship and Professional Work - LAS |
State | Published - Jan 1 2002 |
Keywords
- environmental law
- environmental policy
- ethnicity
- governance and politics
- minorities
- racism
- social movements
Disciplines
- Political Science