Faces of Environmental Racism
Confronting Issues of Global Justice, 2nd edition
Racial minorities in the United States are disproportionately exposed to toxic wastes and other environmental hazards, and cleanup efforts in their communities are slower and less thorough than efforts elsewhere. Internationally, wealthy countries of the North increasingly ship hazardous wastes to poorer countries of the South, resulting in such tragedies as the disaster at Bhopal. Through case studies that highlight the type of information that is seldom reported in the news, Faces of Environmental Racism exposes the type and magnitude of environmental racism, both domestic and international. The essays explore the justice of current environ…
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Produktdetails
Weitere Autoren: Westra, Laura (Hrsg.)
- ISBN: 978-0-7425-1249-8
- EAN: 9780742512498
- Produktnummer: 1360337
- Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2001
- Seitenangabe: 294 S.
- Masse: H24.0 cm x B15.3 cm x D2.3 cm 426 g
- Auflage: 2nd edition
- Abbildungen: Paperback
- Gewicht: 426
Über den Autor
Laura Westra is professor emerita of philosophy at the University of Windsor and the author or editor of numerous books, including An Environmental Proposal for Ethics (Rowman & Littlefield, 1994), Faces of Environmental Racism (Rowman & Littlefield, 1995), Perspectives on Ecological Integrity (Kluwer), The Greeks and the Environment (Rowman & Littlefield, 1997) and Technology and Values (Rowman & Littlefield, 1998). Bill Lawson is professor of philosophy at Michigan State University.
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