Environmental Justice

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Chapter 4

por Candi-lee Wiggins

I am Alfonso Jones

por Tyler Walcott

Urbanization

por Anabella Gulizia

2013 Sociology

por Michael Pettibone

people in their right to self-determination

Non-white persons

Migrant Workers

African Americans

the places where people live, work, and play instead of the the "traditional" understanding of nature and the outdoors

"The Environment"

Environmental inequalities

different stakeholders struggle for access to scarce resources

global trade

because products are cheaper when they are produced in other countries with less environmental regulations, waste is often dumped in other countries

Robert Bullard

unethical treatment in wages, working conditions, and disregard of environmental hazards

monopolies

allows cooperations to disregard environmental regulations

Neoliberalism

is the political assault on environmental regulations spearheaded by corporate polluters

capitalism

favors economic growth over environmental improvements

equitable distribution of social goods across the population

addressing the needs of minority groups to be better heard/seen

Life Cycle Analysis

Ignorance of privilege

Accumulated advantage

Religion

opportunities, access to opportunities, and relevant societal context

Socioeconomic status

Education

Gender

Race

Warren County, North Carolina

Tar Creek

Love Canal

Kettleman City

resources become distributed unevenly

UCC Commission for Racial Justice

Environmental Inequality Formation Model

Distribution

Academia and research

Native Americans

Labor movement

Anti-toxics Movement

Justice

Civil Rights Movement

Recognition

Participation

Capabilities

Environmental Justice Movement

Environmental Racism

Environmental injustices

Polluter-industrial complex

Privilege

Environmental Justice