Synopses & Reviews
The connection between racism and environmental quality is increasingly visible. People of color in urban and rural areas are the most likely victims of industrial dumping, toxic landfills, uranium mining, and dangerous waste incinerators. This groundbreaking anthology grows out of the National People of Color Environmental Leadership Summit and brings together leading scholars, environmental leaders, and social justice activists of the emerging environmental justice movement.
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-244) and index.
Table of Contents
Anatomy of environmental racism and the environmental justice movement / Robert D. Bullard -- Beyond toxic wastes and race / Charles Lee -- Environmentalism and the politics of inclusion / Dorceta E. Taylor -- Coping with industrial exploitation / Cynthia Hamilton -- Getting the lead out of the community / Janet Phoenix -- Race and waste in two Virginia communities / Robert W. Collin and William Harris, Sr. -- Environmental politics in Alabama's blackbelt / Conner Bailey, Charles E. Faupel, and James H. Gundlach -- Sustainable development at Ganados del Valle / Laura Pulido -- Nature and Chicanos in southern Colorado / Devon Peäna and Joseph Gallegos -- Farmworkers and pesticides / Marion Moses -- Global threats to people of color / Dana Alston and Nicole Brown -- Conclusion : environmentalism with justice / Robert D. Bullard.