Environmental Justice: Legal Theory and Practice

Environmental Justice: Legal Theory and Practice
ISBN-10
1585761591
ISBN-13
9781585761593
Series
Environmental Justice
Category
Environmental justice
Language
English
Published
2012
Publisher
Environmental Law Institute
Author
Barry E. Hill

Description

Environmental risks and harms affect certain geographic areas and populations more than others. The environmental justice movement is aimed at having the public and private sectors address this disproportionate burden of risk and exposure to pollution in minority and/or low-income communities, and for those communities to be engaged in the decision-making processes. Environmental Justice provides an overview of this defining problem and explores the growth of the environmental justice movement. It analyzes the complex mixture of environmental lws and civil rights legal theories adopted in environmental justice litigation.

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