Toxic communities : environmental racism, industrial pollution, and residential mobility / Dorceta E...
Toxic communities : environmental racism, industrial pollution, and residential mobility / Dorceta E...
Toxic communities : environmental racism, industrial pollution, and residential mobility / Dorceta E. Taylor.
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New York : New York University Press, [2014]
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G 2015/1822
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English
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xii, 343 pages ; 24 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
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volume
Contents
Introduction: Environmental justice claims -- Toxic exposure : landmark cases in the South and the rise of environmental justice activism -- Disproportionate siting : claims of racism and discrimination -- Internal colonialism : Native American communities in the West -- Market dynamics : residentia...
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New York : New York University Press, [2014]
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
[2014]
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"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...
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Toxic communities : environmental racism, industrial pollution, and residential mobility / Dorceta E. Taylor.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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G 2015/1822
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74VK7DBAW0BA
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VK7DBAW0BA
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ISBN
1479861782 (paper)
9781479852390 (hardback)
1479852392 (hardback)
9781479861781 (paper)
DDC
363.72/870973
MMS ID
991022704899702626
