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    Toxic Communities: Environmental Racism, Industrial Pollution, and Residential Mobility
    Toxic Communities: Environmental Racism, Industrial Pollution, and Residential Mobility
    Toxic Communities: Environmental Racism, Industrial Pollution, and Residential Mobility
    Audiobook11 hours

    Toxic Communities: Environmental Racism, Industrial Pollution, and Residential Mobility

    Written by Dorceta E. Taylor

    Narrated by Janina Edwards

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    From St. Louis to New Orleans, from Baltimore to Oklahoma City, there are poor and minority neighborhoods so beset by pollution that just living in them can be hazardous to your health. Due to entrenched segregation, zoning ordinances that privilege wealthier communities, or because businesses have found the "paths of least resistance," there are many hazardous waste and toxic facilities in these communities, leading residents to experience health and wellness problems on top of the race and class discrimination most already experience. Taking stock of the recent environmental justice scholarship, Toxic Communities examines the connections among residential segregation, zoning, and exposure to environmental hazards.

    Drawing on an array of historical and contemporary case studies from across the country, Taylor explores controversies over racially-motivated decisions in zoning laws, eminent domain, government regulation, and urban renewal. She provides a comprehensive overview of the debate over whether or not there is a link between environmental transgressions and discrimination, drawing a clear picture of the state of the environmental justice field today and where it is going. In doing so, she introduces new concepts and theories for understanding environmental racism that will be essential for environmental justice scholars.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTantor Media, Inc
    Release dateMay 19, 2020
    ISBN9781705221242
    Toxic Communities: Environmental Racism, Industrial Pollution, and Residential Mobility

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    • 5/5
      Highly recommend. Thoughtful analysis of the factors that lead to African American communities being disproportionately located near facilities that process toxic substances.
    • 5/5
      Wow. This book is amazing. I highly recommend it for any lawyer, real estate agent, civic minded individual or researcher working on non-discriminatory housing, environmental Justice, or pollution in the u.s.
    • 5/5
      Shining a light on housing practices and waste disposal that disproportionately has affected populations. If you wanted something new to doomscroll, you have found it.