عنوان

Toxic communities :

شابک

1479852392

شابک

1479861782

شابک

9781479852390

شابک

9781479861781

شماره

dltt

عنوان اصلي

Toxic communities :

نام عام مواد

[Book]

ساير اطلاعات عنواني

environmental racism, industrial pollution, and residential mobility /

نام نخستين پديدآور

Dorceta E. Taylor.

نام خاص و کميت اثر

xii, 343 pages ;

ابعاد

24 cm

متن يادداشت

Includes bibliographical references and index.

متن يادداشت

"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 have found the 'paths of least resistance, ' there are many hazardous waste and toxic facilities in these communities, leading residents to experience health and wellness problems on top of the race and class discrimination most already experience. Taking stock of the recent environmental justice scholarship, Toxic Communities examines the connections among residential segregation, zoning, and exposure to environmental hazards. Renowned environmental sociologist Dorceta Taylor focuses on the locations of hazardous facilities in low-income and minority communities and shows how they have been dumped on, contaminated and exposed. Drawing on an array of historical and contemporary case studies from across the country, Taylor explores controversies over racially-motivated decisions in zoning laws, eminent domain, government regulation (or lack thereof), and urban renewal. She provides a comprehensive overview of the debate over whether or not there is a link between environmental transgressions and discrimination, drawing a clear picture of the state of the environmental justice field today and where it is going. In doing so, she introduces new concepts and theories for understanding environmental racism that will be essential for environmental justice scholars. A fascinating landmark study, Toxic Communities greatly contributes to the study of race, the environment, and space in the contemporary United States."--

موضوع مستند نشده

Environmental justice-- United States.

موضوع مستند نشده

Hazardous waste sites-- Location-- United States.

موضوع مستند نشده

Hazardous waste sites-- Social aspects-- United States.

موضوع مستند نشده

United States, Environmental conditions, Social aspects.

بدون عنوان

0

شماره

ويراست

شماره رده

نشانه اثر

مستند نام اشخاص تاييد نشده

Taylor, Dorceta E.

تاريخ عمليات

20181205013717.0

قواعد فهرست نويسي ( بخش توصيفي )

rda

نام الکترونيکي

نوع ماده

[Book]

تكميل شده

Y