Environmental Justice and Resiliency in an Age of Uncertainty

Herausgeber: Murphy-Greene, Celeste

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book examines the issue of environmental justice across eleven short chapters, with the aim of creating a resilient society.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: CRC Press
• Seitenzahl: 150
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Juni 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 11mm
• Gewicht: 395g
• ISBN-13: 9781032024509
• ISBN-10: 103202450X
• Artikelnr.: 63223003

Autorenporträt

Celeste Murphy-Greene, PhD, MPA, is a faculty member and program coordinator for the graduate certificates in Public Administration, and Leadership at the University of Virginia. Over a 25-year career Murphy-Greene has worked at the US Environmental Protection Agency and as a congressional aide, before moving into academia. Her research focuses on environmental policy, local government financial management, and quality of life issues. Her work has appeared in Public Administration Review, International Journal of Public Administration, Public Administration Quarterly, Journal of Health and Human Services Administration, Review of Policy Research, Journal of Business and Public Affairs, and Journal of Emergency Management.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1. An Overview of Environmental Justice 2. Climate Justice and
Vulnerable Populations 3. COVID-19: Addressing Health Equity in the United
States 4. The Flint Water Crisis 5. Anti-Resilience Factors of
Environmental Justice Communities 6. Environmental Justice and Smart Cities
7. Advancing Energy Justice Through Local Clean Energy 8. Emergency
Management and Environmental Justice: Disaster Preparedness in Vulnerable
Communities 9. Public Works: A Partner to Build More Equitable Communities
10. Public Procurement and Contract Management for Environmental Justice
and Resiliency 11. Conclusion: Building a Justice-Focused Resilient Path
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