Trevor K Fuller

Environmental Justice and Activism in Indianapolis

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book examines how place attachment, social capital, and perceptions influence how citizens and their communities respond to an environmentally unjust situation. In addition, Fuller analyzes how political and economic forces not only shape the distribution of hazards, but also influence the scope and effectiveness of citizens' responses.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 172
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Januar 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 157mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 376g
• ISBN-13: 9780739188392
• ISBN-10: 0739188399
• Artikelnr.: 41845391

Autorenporträt

By Trevor K. Fuller

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1. Environmental Injustice Chapter 2. Environmental Justice Review
Chapter 3. Learning the Injustice: Distribution and Response Chapter 4.
Railroads, Race, and Water: The Development of Two Indianapolis
Neighborhoods Chapter 5. Socio-Environments of Indianapolis, West
Indianapolis, and Martindale-Brightwood Chapter 6. Individual Drivers of
Activism: The Role of Place Attachment, Social Capital and Perceptions in
Prompting Environmental Activism Chapter 7. Politics of Pollution:
Government and Non-Governmental Influence on Community-Based Environmental
Activism Chapter 8. Conclusion: Co-opting Environmental Justice Appendix A:
Resident Survey Appendix B: Interview Questions