The political economy of environmental justice / edited by H. Spencer Banzhaf.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Banzhaf, H. Spencer, 1969-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environmental economics--United States.

Environmental economics.

Environmental justice--Economic aspects--United States.

Environmental justice.

Environmental policy--Economic aspects--United States.

Environmental policy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (298 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Stanford, California : Stanford Economics and Finance, an imprint of Stanford University Press, 2012.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

The environmental justice literature convincingly shows that poor people and minorities live in more polluted neighborhoods than do other groups. These findings have sparked a broad activist movement, numerous local lawsuits, and several federal policy reforms. Despite the importance of environmental justice, the topic has received little attention from economists. And yet, economists have much to contribute, as several explanations for the correlation between pollution and marginalized citizens rely on market mechanisms. Understanding the role of these mechanisms is crucial to de

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgments; Contributor Biographies; 1. The Political Economy of Environmental Justice: An Introduction - H. Spencer Banzhaf; Section I. Household Behavior and Land Markets: Theoretical Considerations; 2. Moving beyond Cleanup: Identifying the Crucibles of Environmental Gentrification - H. Spencer Banzhaf and Eleanor McCormick; 3. Does Environmental Remediation Benefit the Poor? - Jacob L. Vigdor; 4. Environmental Gentrification and Discrimination - H. Spencer Banzhaf, Joshua Sidon, and Randall P. Walsh; Section II. Household Behavior and Land Markets: Empirical Explorations

5. Residential Mobility and Ozone Exposure: Challenges for Environmental Justice Policy - Brooks Depro and Christopher Timmins6. Superfund Taint and Neighborhood Change: Ethnicity, Age Distributions, and Household Structure - Trudy Ann Cameron, Graham D. Crawford, and Ian T. McConnaha; 7. Amenities Tomorrow: A Greenbelt Project's Impacts over Space and Time - Douglas S. Noonan; Section III. The Behavior of Polluting Firms; 8. The Role of Demographic and Cost-Related Factors in Determining Where Plants Locate: A Tale of Two Texas Cities - Ann Wolverton

Section IV. Government Regulation and Enforcement9. Spatial Patterns in Regulatory Enforcement: Local Tests of Environmental Justice - Ronald J. Shadbegian and Wayne B. Gray; 10. An Examination of the Correlation between Race and State Hazardous and Solid Waste Taxes - Robin R. Jenkins and Kelly B. Maguire; Postscript: Who Owns the Environment? - Terry L. Anderson; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780804782692

0804782695

OCLC:

793511378