GGRA03H3 Chapter Notes -Environmental Racism, Nimby, Visible Minority
Document Summary
Inequitable environmental burden placed on social groups such as visible minorities , women and low-income citizens. Argument that ethnicity and social class are factors in where toxic sites are. Concern about achieving justice for people negatively affected by environmental located in both cities and rural areas problems due to their social status. Race and ethnicity [and class] intertwine with issues of power and access to power to produce an uneven experience of environmental quality . Poor and ethnic communities located in less desirable areas. Planners usually analyze the demographic characteristics of an area before placing a building or place there. Placing a garbage dump near an area with a lot of intellectual citizens could cause a revolt among those citizens. Concerns about need for environmental justice around race and class began in the. Warren county land fill dispute (caused by african-american revolt to idea of dumping toxic waste in warren county, a region known for its high african-american population)
