Environmental Justice in South Africa (Hardcover)

"Environmental Justice in South Africa" provides a systematic overview of the first ten years of postapartheid environmental politics. Written by leading activists and academics in the field, this edited collection offers the first critical perspective of environmental justice theory and practice in South Africa. Accessible and wide-ranging in its coverage, the book offers a benchmark analysis of the environmental justice movement today as well as an assessment of where it may be headed in the future.
Beginning with a history of the environmental justice movement in the country, the book explores a range of conceptual and practical questions: How does environmental justice relate to issues of marginalization and poverty in South Africa? What are the links between environmental justice and other schools of environmental thought? Is the legal system an appropriate tool for addressing environmental equity? How do race, class, and gender intersect in the South African environmental context?
The second half of the book is a more concrete exploration of environmental (in)justice in the country. These chapters are interspersed with real-life stories of struggles by workers and communities for environmental change. The book is an invaluable resource for South African and international audiences interested in the growing, and increasingly global, environmental justice movement.

General

Imprint:	Ohio University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	February 2002
First published:	March 2002
Editors:	David A McDonald
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 29mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	312
ISBN-13:	978-0-8214-1415-6
Categories:	Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Environmentalist thought & ideology Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Central government > Central government policies Promotions
LSN:	0-8214-1415-1
Barcode:	9780821414156

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