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• Title:Toxic communities : environmental racism, industrial pollution, and residential mobility / Dorceta E. Taylor.
  
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• Author/Creator:Taylor, Dorceta E., author.
  
• Published/Created:New York : New York University Press, [2014]
  

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  • Location:OKANAGAN LIBRARY stacksWhere is this?
    
  • Call Number: GE230 .T38 2014
    
  • Number of Items:1
    
  • Status:Available
    

   
• Library of Congress Subjects:Environmental justice--United States.
  Hazardous waste sites--Social aspects--United States.
  Hazardous waste sites--Location--United States.
  United States--Environmental conditions--Social aspects.
  
• Description:xii, 343 pages ; 24 cm
  
• Summary:"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"-- Provided by publisher.
  
• Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
  
• ISBN:9781479852390 (hardback)
  1479852392 (hardback)
  9781479861781 (paper)
  1479861782 (paper)
  
• Contents:Introduction: Environmental justice claims
  Toxic exposure : landmark cases in the South and the rise of environmental justice activism
  Disproportionate siting : claims of racism and discrimination
  Internal colonialism : Native American communities in the West
  Market dynamics : residential mobility, or who moves and who stays
  Enforcing environmental protections : the legal, regulatory, and administrative contexts
  The siting process : manipulation, environmental blackmail, and enticement
  The rise of racial zoning : residential segregation
  The rise of racially restrictive covenants : guarding against infiltration
  Racializing blight : urban renewal, eminent domain, and expulsive zoning
  Contemporary housing discrimination : does it still happen?
  Conclusion: Future directions of environmental justice research.