Where We Live, Work and Play: The Environmental Justice Movement and the Struggl

Description: Where We Live, Work and Play by Patrick Novotny Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description An analysis of the emerging awareness of environmental problems as they impact the poor, particularly African-American, Latino, Native-American, and Asian-Pacific communities. Publisher Description Numerous studies have revealed that the poor disproportionately bear the burden of environmental problems in America today. Issues range from higher levels of poisonous wastes, carbon dioxide, and ozone, to greater than normal incidences of asthma and lead poisoning. The environmental justice movement, which has emerged in working class and low-income African American and Latino communities since the early 1990s, is an effort that is reinterpreting the definition of the environment as where we live, work, and play to connect new constituencies traditionally outside of the postwar environmental movement. Novotny documents this expanding constituency through case studies of four community groups ranging from South Central Los Angeles to Louisiana.Environmental racism is understood as yet another type of discrimination which results in a high incidence of environmental concerns in poorer communities due to what many activists see as discriminatory land use practices, decisions by industry that intentionally locate hazardous wastes in these communities, and the uneven enforcement of environmental regulations by federal, state, and local officials. Community leaders have added environmental causes to their fight against unemployment, impoverishment, and substandard housing. This study explores various attempts to put a halt to illegal practices and to broaden public awareness of the issues involved. Author Biography PATRICK NOVOTNY is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at Georgia Southern University. He has published in journals including The Harvard International Journal of Press/Politics, Social Science Computer Review, Law Political Science, Peace and Change, Social Justice, and Capitalism, Nature, Socialism. He is currently working on a study of the history of education and civil rights in the state of Georgia during the early 1940s. Details ISBN 0275960269 ISBN-13 9780275960261 Title Where We Live, Work and Play Author Patrick Novotny Format Hardcover Year 2000 Pages 136 Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing Plc GE_Item_ID:6973075; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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