Toxic communities : environmental racism, industrial pollution, and residential mobility
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Toxic communities : environmental racism, industrial pollution, and residential mobility
New York University Press, c2014
- : hardback
- : pbk
Available at 4 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 283-331) and index
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Description
Uncovers the systemic problems that expose poor communities to environmental hazards
From St. Louis to New Orleans, from Baltimore to Oklahoma City, there are poor and minority neighborhoods so beset by pollution that just living in them can be hazardous to your health. Due to entrenched segregation, zoning ordinances that privilege wealthier communities, or because businesses have found the 'paths of least resistance,' there are many hazardous waste and toxic facilities in these communities, leading residents to experience health and wellness problems on top of the race and class discrimination most already experience. Taking stock of the recent environmental justice scholarship, Toxic Communities examines the connections among residential segregation, zoning, and exposure to environmental hazards. Renowned environmental sociologist Dorceta Taylor focuses on the locations of hazardous facilities in low-income and minority communities and shows how they have been dumped on, contaminated and exposed.
Drawing on an array of historical and contemporary case studies from across the country, Taylor explores controversies over racially-motivated decisions in zoning laws, eminent domain, government regulation (or lack thereof), and urban renewal. She provides a comprehensive overview of the debate over whether or not there is a link between environmental transgressions and discrimination, drawing a clear picture of the state of the environmental justice field today and where it is going. In doing so, she introduces new concepts and theories for understanding environmental racism that will be essential for environmental justice scholars. A fascinating landmark study, Toxic Communities greatly contributes to the study of race, the environment, and space in the contemporary United States.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments List of Acronyms and Abbreviations Introduction: Environmental Justice Claims 1 Toxic Exposure: Landmark Cases in the South and the Rise of Environmental Justice Activism 2 Disproportionate Siting: Claims of Racism and Discrimination 3 Internal Colonialism: Native American Communities in the West 4 Market Dynamics: Residential Mobility, or Who Moves and Who Stays 5 Enforcing Environmental Protections: The Legal, Regulatory, and Administrative Contexts 6 The Siting Process: Manipulation, Environmental Blackmail, and Enticement 7 The Rise of Racial Zoning: Residential Segregation 8 The Rise of Racially Restrictive Covenants: Guarding against Infiltration 9 Racializing Blight: Urban Renewal, Eminent Domain, and Expulsive Zoning 10 Contemporary Housing Discrimination: Does It Still Happen? Conclusion: Future Directions of Environmental Justice Research References Index About the Author
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