The Promise and Peril of Environmental Justice (Paperback)

Language: English

Published by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, Washington DC, 2000

0815728778 / 9780815728771

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Paperback. Are we environmentally victimizing, perhaps even poisoning, our minority and low-income citizens? Proponents of ""environmental justice"" assert that environmental decisionmaking pays insufficient heed to the interests of those citizens, disproportionately burdens their neighborhoods with hazardous toxins, and perpetuates an insidious ""environmental racism."" In the first book-length critique of environmental justice advocacy, Christopher Foreman argues that it has cleared significant political hurdles but displays substantial limitations and drawbacks. Activism has yielded a presidential executive order, management reforms at the Environmental Protection Agency, and numerous local political victories. Yet the environmental justice movement is structurally and ideologically unable to generate a focused policy agenda. The movement refuses to confront the need for environmental priorities and trade-offs, politically inconvenient facts about environmental health risks, and the limits of an environmental approach to social justice. Ironically, environmental justice advocacy may also threaten the very constituencies it aspires to serve--distracting attention from the many significant health hazards challenging minority and disadvantaged populations. Foreman recommends specific institutional reforms intended to recast the national dialogue about the stakes of these populations in environmental protection. Are we environmentally victimizing, perhaps even poisoning, our minority and low-income citizens? Proponents of "environmental justice" assert that environmental decision making pays insufficient heed to the interests of those citizens, disproportionately burdens their neighborhoods with hazardous toxins, and perpetuates an insidious "environmental racism". This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

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Title
The Promise and Peril of Environmental Justice (Paperback)
Author
Christopher H. Foreman, Jr.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, Washington DC
Publication year
2000
Condition
new
Binding
Paperback
Language
English
ISBN 10
0815728778
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9780815728771

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