Noxious New York: The Racial Politics of Urban Health and Environmental Justice

by Julie Sze

Book Overview

Examines the culture, politics, and history of the movement for environmental justice in New York City, tracking activism in four neighborhoods on issues of public health, garbage, and energy systems in the context of privatization, deregulation, and globalization.

Racial minority and low-income communities often suffer disproportionate effects of urban environmental problems. Environmental justice advocates argue that these communities...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262693429
• ISBN13: 9780262693424
• Release Date: January 2006
• Publisher: Mit Press
• Length: 282 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.4" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher