Faces of environmental racism: confronting issues of global justice
Éditeur :
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN :
9780847680450
Date de publication :
3 oct. 1995
Dimensions :
23,6 x 15,5 x 2,5 cm
Poids :
526 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
In these essays, 11 scholars and policy experts expose the racial bias masquerading as ecological, demographic and economic reason. For example, racial minorities in the US are disproportionately exposed to toxic wastes and other environmental hazards, and clean-up efforts are scant and slow.