Justice and Natural Resources: Concepts, Strategies, and Applications

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Book

Authors

ISBN 10

1559638982

ISBN 13

9781559638982

Tags

Environmental Economics, Sustainable Development, Environmental & Natural Resources Law, Environmental, Biology, Trees, Natural Resources, Conservation, Technology, Environmentalism, Public Affairs & Policy, Business Development, Law, Public Policy

Description

Just over two decades ago, research findings that environmentally hazardous facilities were more likely to be sited near poor and minority communities gave rise to the environmental justice movement. Yet inequitable distribution of the burdens of industrial facilities and pollution is only half of the problem; poor and minority communities are often denied the benefits of natural resources and can suffer disproportionate harm from decisions about their management and use. - from Amzon

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