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Environmental health and racial equity in the United States [electronic resource] : building environmentally just, sustainable, and livable communities / Robert D. Bullard, Glenn S. Johnson, Angel O. Torres.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bullard, Robert D. (Robert Doyle), 1946-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Environmental health--United States.
- Environmental health.
- Poor--Health and hygiene--United States.
- Poor.
- Minorities--Health and hygiene--United States.
- Minorities.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (378 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : American Public Health Association, 2011.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- From the ""Father of Environmental Justice"" comes, Environmental Health and Racial Equity, a first-rate account of events, individuals, and organizations that have shaped the environmental justice movement over the past two decades. The struggles chronicled are both instructive and inspirational to anyone who wants to make a difference.
- Contents:
- Environmental health and racial equity in the twenty-first century
- What we know after three decades of research
- Impetus for change : milestones and timeline - 1968-2010
- Community leaders singled out for national awards 1968-2009
- University-based programs
- Selected groups working on environmental justice, health and racial equity
- Funding trends, challenges, and opportunities
- Selected annotated bibliography on environment, health, and racial equity.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0-87553-259-4
- OCLC:
- 754713867
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