Faces of Environmental Racism - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0847680460 ISBN 13: 9780847680467

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 1995

Synopsis

Racial minorities in the United States are disproportionately exposed to toxic wastes and other environmental hazards, and cleanup efforts in their communities are slower and less thorough than efforts elsewhere. Internationally, wealthy countries of the North increasingly ship hazardous wastes to poorer countries of the South, resulting in such tragedies as the disaster at Bhopal. Through case studies that highlight the type of information that is seldom reported in the news, Faces of Environmental Racism exposes the type and magnitude of environmental racism, both domestic and international. The essays explore the justice of current environmental practices, asking such questions as whether cost-benefit analysis is an appropriate analytic technique and whether there are alternate routes to sustainable development in the South.

About this title

About the Author

Laura Westra is professor emerita of philosophy at the University of Windsor and the author or editor of numerous books, including An Environmental Proposal for Ethics (Rowman & Littlefield, 1994), Faces of Environmental Racism (Rowman & Littlefield, 1995), Perspectives on Ecological Integrity (Kluwer), The Greeks and the Environment (Rowman & Littlefield, 1997) and Technology and Values (Rowman & Littlefield, 1998). Bill Lawson is professor of philosophy at Michigan State University. Peter S. Wenz is professor of philosophy and legal studies at Sangamon State University.

Edition details

• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Publication date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0847680460
• ISBN 13: 9780847680467
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224
• Editor: Westra Laura, Wenz Peter S.