SOCI 4620 Chapter 10: Week 10 Reading- Environmental Justice in the Environmental Non-governmental Organization Landscape of Toronto (Canada)
24 Apr 2021
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Teelucksingh, cheryl, blake poland, chris buse and rebecca hasdell. Environmental justice in the environmental non-governmental organization landscape of toronto (canada). the canadian. Energy policy in toronto needs to be sensitive to residents" different social and economic positions. The study"s findings highlight the extent to which engos are adopting environmental justice in toronto. In toronto"s neoliberal context, engos have a bridging role between the state and communities. Similar to other global cities, toronto (canada) is addressing conflicting energy concerns in the form of the need to consider energy sustainability while concurrently continuing to expand urban development in response to high levels of immigrant population growth. We argue that energy solutions and policy interventions cannot be successful unless they are sensitive to the social, spatial, and economic concerns of toronto"s diverse communities. The energy crisis and environmental justice in toronto, this paper considers whether current.
