Environmental Justice - A Reference Handbook, 2nd Edition (Hardcover, 2nd Revised edition)

Environmental Justice: A Reference Handbook, Second Edition offers a current overview of the environmental inequities faced by poor and minority communities and the development of the grassroots movement working to address them. Building on the original edition's focus on the link between social inequalities and the uneven distribution of environmental hazards in the air, water, and soil, Environmental Justice: A Reference Handbook, Second Edition presents a contemporary look at the convergence of the environmental movement and civil rights activism. Environmental Justice, Second Edition follows the rise and maturation of the movement focused on environmental racism, describes solutions that have been implemented, and examines issues that remain unresolved. The book offers a wealth of new data and information, particularly in its expanded coverage of environmental disparities in developing countries and its rich bibliography of print and online resources. Primary documents, including selections from the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Executive Order 12898 on Environmental Justice, and reprinted policy statements on environmental justice An new annotated bibliography of books, articles, reports, and Internet sources on the subject of environmental justice

General

Imprint:	ABC-CLIO Ltd
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Contemporary World Issues
Release date:	July 2009
First published:	July 2009
Authors:	David E Newton
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 28mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	308
Edition:	2nd Revised edition
ISBN-13:	978-1-59884-223-4
Categories:	Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Environmentalist thought & ideology Promotions
LSN:	1-59884-223-4
Barcode:	9781598842234

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