Environmental Justice

by David E. Newton

Book Overview

Environmental justice is a relatively recent concept, with origins in the early years of the environmental movement itself. This timely, well-balanced volume provides readers with information on the origins of the concept of environmental justice and discusses the controversies surrounding the concept.

Environmental Justice carefully examines both sides of the issue as it applies to specific examples of such environmental hazards...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0874368480
• ISBN13: 9780874368482
• Release Date: October 1996
• Publisher: ABC-CLIO
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

A top pick for any college-level library strong in environmental science

The second updated edition of ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE is a pick for college-level libraries and joins others in the Contemporary World Issues series. It provides some strong connections between environmentalism and civil rights, considering patterns of exposure to environmental problems by minorities and the major evolution of the environmental justice movement of the last three decades. College-level libraries strong in either environmental or social justice issues will find this a top reference.