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RECORD NUMBER: 23 OF 65| Main Title | Dumping in Dixie : race, class, and environmental quality / | ||||||||||||||||
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| Author | Bullard, Robert D. | ||||||||||||||||
| Publisher | Westview Press, | ||||||||||||||||
| Year Published | 1994 | ||||||||||||||||
| OCLC Number | 29256738 | ||||||||||||||||
| ISBN | 0813319625; 9780813319629; 0813319633; 9780813319636 | ||||||||||||||||
| Subjects | Environmental policy--Southern States ; Waste disposal sites--Location--Southern States ; African Americans--Southern States--Social conditions ; Southern States--Race relations ; Social justice ; Social surveys--Southern States ; African Americans--Social conditions ; Soziale Situation ; Umweltpolitik ; Schwarze ; USA--Sèudstaaten ; Afro-Americans--Southern States--Social conditions | ||||||||||||||||
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| Edition | 2nd ed. | ||||||||||||||||
| Collation | xx, 195 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm | ||||||||||||||||
| Notes | Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-170) and index. |
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| Contents Notes | 1. Environmentalism and Social Justice. Race Versus Class in Spatial Location. The Theoretical Basis of Environmental Conflict. Translating Concern into Action. Environmentalism and Civil Rights. A Note on the Research Approach -- 2. Race, Class, and the Politics of Place. Consequences of Uneven Development. Endangered Environs. Growing Black Militancy. Waste Facility Siting Disparities -- 3. Dispute Resolution and Topics: Case Studies. Defining and Defending Against a Threat. Houston's Northwood Manor Neighborhood. West Dallas (Texas). Institute (West Virginia). Alsen (Louisiana). Emell & Sumter County (Alabama). Summary of Disputes and Resolutions -- 4. The Environmental Justice Movement: Survey Results. Rating of Environmental Problems. Siting Conflict and the Question of Equity. Economic Versus Environmental Trade-offs. Environmental Activism -- 5. Environmental Racism Revisited. The Role of Racism. Unequal Protection. Environmental Apartheid. Louisiana as "Paradise" Lost. From American Dream to Nightmare -- 6. Environmental Justice as a Working Model. Waiting for Government Action. Impetus for Changing the System. Remedying Past Inequities. A Model Environmental Justice Framework. Winning at the Grassroots -- 7. Action Strategies for the 1990s. Lessons Learned. Mobilizing the Grassroots. Towards the Politics of Inclusion. |