Power, Justice, and the Environment: A Critical Appraisal of the Environmental Justice Movement (Urban and Industrial Environments)
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| Rating | : | 4.79 (958 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0262661934 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 349 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-03-17 |
| Language | : | English |
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"The environmental justice movement today is at a crossroads. Craig Jenkins, Professor of Sociology and Political Science, Ohio State University, and Faculty Associate, Mershon Center for International Security" Power, Justice, and the Environment is a noteworthy addition to the environmental justice discourse. and abroad and chart a course for the environmental justice movement in the new century." Robert D. Pellow and Brulle provide telling insights into the causes and persistence of environmental inequality in the U.S. Bullard, Clark Atlanta University, author of *The Quest for Environmental Justice*"Pellow and Brulle offer a multisocket "tool kit for an ecologically sustainable and socially just future." The book's scope is impressive, analyzing the internal tensions of EJ movements as well as the coercions and seductio
"through a few books on environmental justice I really enjoyed this one" according to Pandora. After going through a few books on environmental justice I really enjoyed this one. The chapters are varied and provide interesting insight in a variety of situations. While good for graduate level studies, it seems easy enough to digest for non-academic purposes as well. Can help inform anyon
A comparison with the Civil Rights movement draws some provocative conclusions.The book next focuses on the development of new strategies and cultural perspectives, considering, among other topics, alternative models for community mobilization and alternative organizational structure. But the literature on environmental justice lacks a real assessment of the movement's effectiveness. With chapters by both scholars and activists, the book links theory and practice with the aim of contributing to a more effective movement.Power, Justice, and the Environment looks first at the progress, failures, and successes of the EJM over the years. Finally, the book examines the effect of globalization on environmental inequality and how the EJM can address transnational environmental injustices.. This book provides just such a critical appraisal, examining the EJM's tactics, strategies, rhetoric, organizational structure, and resource base. The successes of the movement have been celebrated, and the EJM's impact on the direction of environmental policy, research, and activism is widely acknowledged. For almost 30 years, the environmental justice movement (EJM) has challenged the environmental and health inequities that are often linked with social inequities, cal
Among his books are the award-winning Garbage Wars: The Struggle for Environmental Justice in Chicago (MIT Press, 2002) and Power, Justice, and the Environment: A Critical Appraisal of the Environmental Justice Movement (coedited with Robert Brulle; MIT Press, 2005.). David Naguib Pellow is Don A. Martindale Endowed Chair in Sociology at the Universit