Our Backyard by Gerald R Visgilio

Our Backyard by Gerald R Visgilio

Our Backyard: A Quest for Environmental Justice is a collection of essays by local activists and nationally recognized scholars that deal with the history, status and dilemmas of environmental justice. These essays provide a comprehensive overview of social and political aspects associated with environmental injustices in minority and poor communities. In addition to focusing on the actions taken by communities and politicians in response to an actual or perceived environmental risk, the book also deals with the methodological challenges confronting environmental justice research. The book also looks at the future of the environmental justice movement with a discussion of the sustainability of environmental justice in a more conservative political climate. Our Backyardraises important questions that will engender considerable debate about environmental justice. It will provide a solid platform for dialogue between activists and policymakers or between teachers and students.

This collection of essays provides a broad overview of the topic, including one contribution examining 'green imperialism' in the Third WorldThe essays are of consistently high quality, each addressing a different aspect of environmental justice. Extensive chapter notes; excellent bibliography. Essential. * CHOICE *

Gerald R. Visgilio is professor of economics at Connecticut College and has spent nearly three decades teaching and working in the area of environmental and natural resource economics. Diana M. Whitelaw is assistant director of the Goodwin-Niering Center for Conservation Biology and Environmental Studies at Connecticut College.

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ISBN 13	9780742523630
Title	Our Backyard
Author	Gerald R Visgilio
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Rowman & Littlefield
Year published	2003-06-05
Number of pages	250
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