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001 2014002556
003 DLC
005 20150213083342.0
008 140304s2014 nyu b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2014002556
020 $a9781479852390 (hardback)
020 $a9781479861781 (paper)
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050 00 $aGE230$b.T38 2014
082 00 $a363.72/870973$223
084 $aSOC026000$aLAW034000$aSOC031000$2bisacsh
100 1 $aTaylor, Dorceta E.
245 10 $aToxic communities :$benvironmental racism, industrial pollution, and residential mobility /$cDorceta E. Taylor.
264 1 $aNew York :$bNew York University Press,$c[2014]
300 $axii, 343 pages ;$c24 cm.
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier
520 $a"From St. Louis to New Orleans, from Baltimore to Oklahoma City, there are poor and minority neighborhoods so beset by pollution that just living in them can be hazardous to your health. Due to entrenched segregation, zoning ordinances that privilege wealthier communities, or because businesses have found the 'paths of least resistance,' there are many hazardous waste and toxic facilities in these communities, leading residents to experience health and wellness problems on top of the race and class discrimination most already experience. Taking stock of the recent environmental justice scholarship, Toxic Communities examines the connections among residential segregation, zoning, and exposure to environmental hazards. Renowned environmental sociologist Dorceta Taylor focuses on the locations of hazardous facilities in low-income and minority communities and shows how they have been dumped on, contaminated and exposed.Drawing on an array of historical and contemporary case studies from across the country, Taylor explores controversies over racially-motivated decisions in zoning laws, eminent domain, government regulation (or lack thereof), and urban renewal. She provides a comprehensive overview of the debate over whether or not there is a link between environmental transgressions and discrimination, drawing a clear picture of the state of the environmental justice field today and where it is going. In doing so, she introduces new concepts and theories for understanding environmental racism that will be essential for environmental justice scholars. A fascinating landmark study, Toxic Communities greatly contributes to the study of race, the environment, and space in the contemporary United States"--$cProvided by publisher.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
650 0 $aEnvironmental justice$zUnited States.
650 0 $aHazardous waste sites$xSocial aspects$zUnited States.
650 0 $aHazardous waste sites$xLocation$zUnited States.
651 0 $aUnited States$xEnvironmental conditions$xSocial aspects.
650 7 $aSOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aLAW / Environmental.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aSOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination & Race Relations.$2bisacsh
856 42 $3Cover image$uhttp://www.netread.com/jcusers/1313/2851741/image/lgcover.9781479852390.jpg