Main Title |
The quest for environmental justice : human rights and the politics of pollution / |
Other Authors |
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Publisher |
Sierra Club Books, |
Year Published |
2005 |
OCLC Number |
57201640 |
ISBN |
1578051207; 9781578051205; 1578051525; 9781578051526 |
Subjects |
Environmental justice ;
Environmental justice--Political aspects ;
Human rights ;
droits de l'homme--environnement--protection--justice sociale--Ć¢etudes diverses
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Internet Access |
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
EJAM EJ |
GE220.Q47 2005 |
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Region 3 Library/Philadelphia, PA |
05/31/2022 |
ELBM |
GE220.Q47 2005 |
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AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH |
12/14/2015 |
ERAM |
GE220 .Q47 2005 EJ |
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Region 9 Library/San Francisco,CA |
06/15/2007 |
ESAM |
GE220.Q47 2005 |
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Region 10 Library/Seattle,WA |
02/02/2007 |
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Edition |
First edition. |
Collation |
xx, 393 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
Notes |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 359-363) and index. |
Contents Notes |
In 1994, Sierra Club Books was proud to publish Dr. Robert D. Bullard's Unequal Protection: Environmental Justice and Communities of Color, a collection of essays contributed by some of the leading participants in the First National People of Color Environmental Leadership Summit, which focused attention on "environmental racism"--Racial discrimination in environmental policymaking and the enforcement of environmental protection laws and regulations. Now, picking up where that groundbreaking anthology left off, Dr. Bullard has assembled a new collection of essays that capture 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. --Publisher. |
Place Published |
San Francisco |
PUB Date Free Form |
2005 |
BIB Level |
m |
Medium |
unmediated |
Content |
text |
Carrier |
volume |
Cataloging Source |
OCLC/T |
LCCN |
2004065349 |
Merged OCLC records |
224517781; 717663864 |
OCLC Time Stamp |
20151210124938 |
Language |
eng |
Origin |
OCLC |
Type |
CAT |
OCLC Rec Leader |
06253cam 22007694i 45020 |