这本书通过11个简短的章节探讨了环境正义的问题,旨在创造一个有弹性的社会。
从环境正义运动的历史开始,本书接着关注当前的各种环境问题,分析这些问题如何影响低收入和少数民族社区。涵盖的主题包括智慧城市和环境正义、气候变化和健康公平、弗林特水危机、海岸恢复力、应急管理、能源正义、采购和合同管理、公共工程项目以及2019冠状病毒疾病的影响。每一章都对所涉及的问题提供了独特的视角,提供了创建一个更具弹性的社会的实用策略,该领域的从业者可以应用这些策略。
研究种族关系、环境政治和政策、可持续性和社会正义的高水平本科生和研究生将对不确定时代的环境正义和弹性感兴趣。它还将吸引在各级政府工作的从业者,以及任何对环境问题、种族正义和建设弹性社区感兴趣的人。
Environmental Justice and Resiliency in an Age of Uncertainty
This book examines the issue of environmental justice across 11 short chapters, with the aim of creating a resilient society.
Starting with a history of the environmental justice movement, the book then moves on to focus on various current environmental issues, analyzing how these issues impact low-income and minority communities. Topics covered include smart cities and environmental justice, climate change and health equity, the Flint Water Crisis, coastal resilience, emergency management, energy justice, procurement and contract management, public works projects, and the impact of COVID-19. Each chapter provides a unique perspective on the issues covered, offering practical strategies to create a more resilient society that can be applied by practitioners in the field.
Environmental Justice and Resiliency in an Age of Uncertainty will be of interest to upper level undergraduate and graduate students studying race relations, environmental politics and policy, sustainability, and social justice. It will also appeal to practitioners working at all levels of government, and anyone with an interest in environmental issues, racial justice, and the construction of resilient communities.
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