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Environmental justice and activism in Indianapolis / Trevor K. Fuller.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Fuller, Trevor K., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Environmental justice--Indiana--Indianapolis.
- Environmental justice.
- Environmentalism--Indiana--Indianapolis.
- Environmentalism.
- African Americans--Indiana--Indianapolis--Politics and government.
- African Americans.
- African American political activists--Indiana--Indianapolis.
- African American political activists.
- African Americans--Indiana--Indianapolis--Social conditions.
- Hazardous substances--Environmental aspects--Indiana--Indianapolis.
- Hazardous substances.
- Indianapolis (Ind.)--Environmental conditions.
- Indianapolis (Ind.).
- Indianapolis (Ind.)--Politics and government.
- Indianapolis (Ind.)--Race relations.
- Indianapolis (Ind.)--Economic conditions.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (153 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham : Lexington Books, [2015]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This book examines how place attachment, social capital, and perceptions influence how citizens and their communities respond to an environmentally unjust situation. In addition, Fuller analyzes how political and economic forces not only shape the distribution of hazards, but also influence the scope and effectiveness of citizens' responses.
- Contents:
- Environmental injustice
- Environmental justice review
- Learning the injustice : distribution and response
- Railroads, race, and water : the development of two Indianapolis neighborhoods
- Socio-environments of Indianapolis, West Indianapolis, and Martindale-Brightwood
- Individual drivers of activism : the role of place attachment, social capital and perceptions in prompting environmental activism
- Politics of pollution : government and non-governmental influence on community-based environmental activism
- Conclusion: Co-opting environmental justice
- Appendix A: Resident survey
- Appendix B: Interview questions.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-7391-8840-2
- OCLC:
- 922072815
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