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More copies of this ISBNThe Quest for Environmental Justice: Human Rights and the Politics of Pollutionby Robert D. (edt) Bullard
Synopses & ReviewsReview:"Bullard offers a disturbing account of the environmental and human cost of the excesses of capitalism in this follow-up to Unequal Protection: Environmental Justice and Communities of Color. This volume takes a fresh look at the often unequal distribution of environmental hazards to poor and minority communities, examining locations from Louisiana's 'Cancer Alley' to Nigeria. In part one, women activists detail their gutsy battles against the combined power of business and government when their minority neighborhoods were threatened by industrial pollution. Part two tells the stories of people (again, mostly minorities and the poor) living in 'sacrifice zones,' such as Cancer Alley — the stretch down the Mississippi River in Louisiana where 'approximately 80 percent of the total African American community in the nine parishes lives within three miles of a polluting facility.' Parts three and four examine Chicano struggles in the Southwest and global justice issues, including 'corrupt... petro-capitalism' in Nigeria, where deep poverty persists despite the country's oil wealth. Readers can learn much about those who pay the costs in safety and health for many of modern life's conveniences." Publishers Weekly (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.) Synopsis:"A refreshing and timely overview of contemporary environmental justice struggles and the fight against environmental racism around the nation and indeed the world."--Congresswoman Maxine Waters Synopsis:This much anticipated follow-up to Dr. Robert D. Bullard’s highly acclaimed Unequal Protection: Environmental Justice and Communities of Color captures the voices of frontline warriors who are battling environmental injustice and human rights abuses at the grassroots level around the world, and challenging government and industry. policies and globalization trends that place people of color and the poor at special risk. Part I presents an overview of the early environmental justice movement and highlights key leadership roles assumed by women activists. Part II examines the lives of people living in “sacrifice zones”—toxic corridors (such as Louisiana’s infamous “Cancer Alley”) where high concentrations of polluting industries are found. Part III explores land use, land rights, resource extraction, and sustainable development conflicts, including Chicano struggles in America’s Southwest. Part IV examines human rights and global justice issues, including an analysis of South Africa’s legacy of environmental racism and the corruption and continuing violence plaguing the oil-rich Niger Delta. Together, the diverse contributors to this much-anticipated follow-up anthology present an inspiring and illuminating picture of the environmental justice movement in the first decade of the twenty-first century. Table of ContentsForeword --Congresswoman Maxine Waters Preface--Peggy Morrow Shepard Acknowledgments Introduction--Robert D. Bullard PART I A LEGACY OF INJUSTICE Chapter 1 - Environmental Justice in the Twenty-first Century Robert D. Bullard Chapter 2 - Neighborhoods "Zoned" for Garbage Robert D. Bullard Chapter 3 - Women Warriors of Color on the Front Line Robert D. Bullard and Damu Smith PART II THE ASSAULT ON FENCE-LINE COMMUNITIES Chapter 4 - Living and Dying in Louisiana's "Cancer Alley" Beverly Wright Chapter 5 - Environmental Inequity in Metropolitan Los Angeles Manuel Pastor Jr., James L. Sadd, and Rachel Morello-Frosch Chapter 6 - Toxic Racism on a New Jersey Waterfront Olga Pomar PART III LAND RIGHTS AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT Chapter 7 - Anatomy of the Urban Parks Movement: Equal Justice, Democracy, and Livability in Los Angeles Robert García and Erica S. Flores Chapter 8 - Resource Wars against Native Peoples Al Gedicks Chapter 9 - Tierra y Vida: Chicano Environmental Justice Struggles in the Southwest Devon G. Peña PART IV HUMAN RIGHTS AND GLOBAL JUSTICE Chapter 10 - Environmental Reparations Robin Morris Collin and Robert Collin Chapter 11 - Vieques: The Land, the People, the Struggle, the Future Déborah Berman Santana Chapter 12 - Alienation and Militancy in the Niger Delta: Petroleum, Politics, and Democracy in Nigeria Oronto Douglas, Von Kemedi, Ike Okonta, and Michael Watts Chapter 13 - Environmental Racism and Neoliberal Disorder in South Africa David A. McDonald Chapter 14 - Addressing Global Poverty, Pollution, and Human Rights Robert D. Bullard, Glenn S. Johnson, and Angel O. Torres Appendix A - Principles of Environmental Justice Appendix B - NGO Language on Environmental Racism Notes Selected Bibliography About the Contributors Index What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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