From the Ground Up: Environmental Racism and the Rise of the Environmental Justice Movement Contributor(s): Cole, Luke W. (Author), Foster, Sheila R. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0814715370 ISBN-13: 9780814715376 Publisher: New York University Press
Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: November 2000 Annotation: "They assess the effectiveness of the organizing tactics employed, casting particular scrutiny on the courts as agents of social change...The authors have presented concrete examples, all the while making clear that there are no road maps for successful organizing." -- "New York Law Journal" "This is an important and unusual book.It is an academic book on an important issue When Bill Clinton signed an Executive Order on Environmental Justice in 1994, the phenomenon of environmental racism--the disproportionate impact of environmental hazards, particularly toxic waste dumps and polluting factories, on people of color and low-income communities--gained unprecedented recognition. Behind the President's signature, however, lies a remarkable tale of grassroots activism and political mobilization. Today, thousands of activists in hundreds of locales are fighting for their children, their communities, their quality of life, and their health. From the Ground Up critically examines one of the fastest growing social movements in the United States, the movement for environmental justice. Tracing the movement's roots, Luke Cole and Sheila Foster combine long-time activism with powerful storytelling to provide gripping case studies of communities across the U.S--towns like Kettleman City, California; Chester, Pennsylvania; and Dilkon, Arizona--and their struggles against corporate polluters. The authors effectively use social, economic and legal analysis to illustrate the historical and contemporary causes for environmental racism. Environmental justice struggles, they demonstrate, transform individuals, communities, institutions and even the nation as a whole. |
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BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Public Policy - Environmental Policy - Nature | Environmental Conservation & Protection - General - Social Science | Discrimination & Race Relations |
Dewey: 363.7 |
LCCN: 00010595 |
Series: Critical America |
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" L (0.90 lbs) 256 pages |
Features: Bibliography, Index, Maps |
Review Citations: Scitech Book News 06/01/2001 pg. 8 |
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Publisher Description: When Bill Clinton signed an Executive Order on Environmental Justice in 1994, the phenomenon of environmental racism--the disproportionate impact of environmental hazards, particularly toxic waste dumps and polluting factories, on people of color and low-income communities--gained unprecedented recognition. Behind the President's signature, however, lies a remarkable tale of grassroots activism and political mobilization. Today, thousands of activists in hundreds of locales are fighting for their children, their communities, their quality of life, and their health. From the Ground Up critically examines one of the fastest growing social movements in the United States, the movement for environmental justice. Tracing the movement's roots, Luke Cole and Sheila Foster combine long-time activism with powerful storytelling to provide gripping case studies of communities across the U.S--towns like Kettleman City, California; Chester, Pennsylvania; and Dilkon, Arizona--and their struggles against corporate polluters. The authors effectively use social, economic and legal analysis to illustrate the historical and contemporary causes for environmental racism. Environmental justice struggles, they demonstrate, transform individuals, communities, institutions and even the nation as a whole. |
Contributor Bio(s): Cole, Luke W.: - Luke Cole is Director of the California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation's Center on Race, Poverty, and the Environment.Foster, Sheila R.: - Sheila Foster is Associate Professor at Rutgers University School of Law, Camden. |
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