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Author Taylor, Dorceta E.,
Title Toxic communities : environmental racism, industrial pollution, and residential mobility / Dorceta E. Taylor.
Publisher New York : New York University Press, [2014]
Copyright date ©2014



Descript 1 online resource (xii, 343 pages)
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Contents Introduction: Environmental justice claims -- Toxic exposure: landmark cases in the South and the rise of environmental justice activism -- Disproportionate siting: claims of racism and discrimination -- Internal colonialism: Native American communities in the West -- Market dynamics: residential mobility, or who moves and who stays -- Enforcing environmental protections: the legal, regulatory, and administrative contexts -- The siting process: manipulation, environmental blackmail, and enticement -- The rise of racial zoning: residential segregation -- The rise of racially restrictive covenants: guarding against infiltration -- Racializing blight: urban renewal, eminent domain, and expulsive zoning -- Contemporary housing discrimination: does it still happen? -- Conclusion: Future directions of environmental justice research.
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ISBN 9781479805150 (electronic bk.)
1479805157 (electronic bk.)
9781479852390 (hardback)
1479852392 (hardback)
9781479861781 (paper)
1479861782 (paper)
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Author Taylor, Dorceta E.,
Subject Environmental justice -- United States.
Hazardous waste sites -- Social aspects -- United States.
Hazardous waste sites -- Location -- United States.
Democracy -- Social aspects -- United States.
United States -- Environmental conditions -- Social aspects.
Descript 1 online resource (xii, 343 pages)
Content text txt
Media computer c
Carrier online resource cr
Contents Introduction: Environmental justice claims -- Toxic exposure: landmark cases in the South and the rise of environmental justice activism -- Disproportionate siting: claims of racism and discrimination -- Internal colonialism: Native American communities in the West -- Market dynamics: residential mobility, or who moves and who stays -- Enforcing environmental protections: the legal, regulatory, and administrative contexts -- The siting process: manipulation, environmental blackmail, and enticement -- The rise of racial zoning: residential segregation -- The rise of racially restrictive covenants: guarding against infiltration -- Racializing blight: urban renewal, eminent domain, and expulsive zoning -- Contemporary housing discrimination: does it still happen? -- Conclusion: Future directions of environmental justice research.
Note Unlimited number of concurrent users. UkHlHU
ISBN 9781479805150 (electronic bk.)
1479805157 (electronic bk.)
9781479852390 (hardback)
1479852392 (hardback)
9781479861781 (paper)
1479861782 (paper)
Author Taylor, Dorceta E.,
Subject Environmental justice -- United States.
Hazardous waste sites -- Social aspects -- United States.
Hazardous waste sites -- Location -- United States.
Democracy -- Social aspects -- United States.
United States -- Environmental conditions -- Social aspects.

Subject Environmental justice -- United States.
Hazardous waste sites -- Social aspects -- United States.
Hazardous waste sites -- Location -- United States.
Democracy -- Social aspects -- United States.
United States -- Environmental conditions -- Social aspects.
Descript 1 online resource (xii, 343 pages)
Content text txt
Media computer c
Carrier online resource cr
Contents Introduction: Environmental justice claims -- Toxic exposure: landmark cases in the South and the rise of environmental justice activism -- Disproportionate siting: claims of racism and discrimination -- Internal colonialism: Native American communities in the West -- Market dynamics: residential mobility, or who moves and who stays -- Enforcing environmental protections: the legal, regulatory, and administrative contexts -- The siting process: manipulation, environmental blackmail, and enticement -- The rise of racial zoning: residential segregation -- The rise of racially restrictive covenants: guarding against infiltration -- Racializing blight: urban renewal, eminent domain, and expulsive zoning -- Contemporary housing discrimination: does it still happen? -- Conclusion: Future directions of environmental justice research.
Note Unlimited number of concurrent users. UkHlHU
ISBN 9781479805150 (electronic bk.)
1479805157 (electronic bk.)
9781479852390 (hardback)
1479852392 (hardback)
9781479861781 (paper)
1479861782 (paper)

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