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The Importance of Local History for Understanding and Addressing Environmental Injustice
One of the most salient debates in environmental policy today centres around racial and class biases in environmental protection and exposure to environmental risk. A persuasive explanation of disproportionate risk has been offered by Been & Gupta (1997) who suggest that instead of discriminatory environmental decision making, factors such as poverty, housing discrimination and the location of jobs, transportation and other public services may have led the poor and racial minorities to 'come to the nuisance' due to the cheapest available housing and potential job opportunities. While compelling, such an explanation is in no way conclusive. Using data from three communities that have filed civil rights complaints against state environmental protection agencies, this article will focus on the importance of local historical information for the development of claims of environmental injustice and environmental racism. In addition, the article will consider the role of history for informing public policy initiatives seeking to address environmental inequities.
The Importance of Local History for Understanding and Addressing Environmental Injustice
One of the most salient debates in environmental policy today centres around racial and class biases in environmental protection and exposure to environmental risk. A persuasive explanation of disproportionate risk has been offered by Been & Gupta (1997) who suggest that instead of discriminatory environmental decision making, factors such as poverty, housing discrimination and the location of jobs, transportation and other public services may have led the poor and racial minorities to 'come to the nuisance' due to the cheapest available housing and potential job opportunities. While compelling, such an explanation is in no way conclusive. Using data from three communities that have filed civil rights complaints against state environmental protection agencies, this article will focus on the importance of local historical information for the development of claims of environmental injustice and environmental racism. In addition, the article will consider the role of history for informing public policy initiatives seeking to address environmental inequities.
The Importance of Local History for Understanding and Addressing Environmental Injustice
Callewaert, John (author)
Local Environment ; 7 ; 257-267
2002-08-01
11 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
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