The environmental justice movement: Equitable allocation of the costs and benefits of environmental management outcomes

被引：2

作者：

Pellow D.N. ^{[1
]}

Weinberg A. ^{[2
]}

Schnaiberg A. ^{[3
]}

机构：

[1] Departments of Ethnic Studies and Sociology, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO

[2] Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Colgate University, Hamilton, NY

[3] Department of Sociology, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL

来源：

Social Justice Research | 2001年 / 14卷 / 4期

关键词：

Environmental inequality; Environmental justice movement; Environmental racism; Social equity;

D O I：

10.1023/A:1014654813111

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摘要：

We present a review of theoretical and methodological advances in the social scientific literature on environmental inequality/racism and argue for new directions in research efforts that pay more attention to (1) the historical forces driving environmental justice conflicts; (2) the complex role of stakeholders in these struggles; (3) the role of social inequality, particularly the trade-offs between environmental protection and social equity; and (4) the impact of social movement activity on the state of environmental protection. Drawing on a case study of an environmental justice conflict in the United States, we find that environmental inequality impacts many actors with often contradictory and cross-cutting allegiances. These struggles therefore become a moving drama - a process - rather than a cross-sectional outcome. We conclude with an analysis of environmental inequality on a global scale and argue that the role of transnational capital remains largely untheorized in the literature. We suggest new models for explaining environmental inequality's causes and consequences. © 2002 Plenum Publishing Corporation.

引用

页码：423 / 439

页数：16

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