Climate change from the streets : how conflict and collaboration strengthen the environmental justice movement / Michael Méndez.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Méndez, Michael (Michael Anthony), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environmental justice--California.

Environmental justice.

Environmentalism--California.

Environmentalism.

Environmental policy--California.

Environmental policy.

Climatic changes.

Public opinion.

Climatic changes--Political aspects.

California.

Climatic changes--Political aspects--California.

Climatic changes--Public opinion.

Physical Description:

xxi, 282 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

New Haven [Connecticut] : Yale University Press, [2020]

Summary:

"Although the science of climate change is clear, policy decisions about how to respond to its effects remain contentious. Even when such decisions claim to be guided by objective knowledge, they are made and implemented through political institutions and relationships--and all the competing interests and power struggles that this implies. Michael Méndez tells a timely story of people, place, and power in the context of climate change and inequality. He explores the perspectives and influence low-income people of color bring to their advocacy work on climate change. In California, activist groups have galvanized behind issues such as air pollution, poverty alleviation, and green jobs to advance equitable climate solutions at the local, state, and global levels. Arguing that environmental protection and improving public health are inextricably linked, Mendez contends that we must incorporate local knowledge, culture, and history into policymaking to fully address the global complexities of climate change and the real threats facing our local communities."-- Front flap of dust jacket.

"Although the science of climate change is clear, policy decisions about how to respond to its effects remain contentious. Even when such decisions claim to be guided by objective knowledge, they are made and implemented through political institutions and relationships--and all the competing interests and power struggles that this implies. Michael M�endez tells a timely story of people, place, and power in the context of climate change and inequality. He explores the perspectives and influence low-income people of color bring to their advocacy work on climate change. In California, activist groups have galvanized behind issues such as air pollution, poverty alleviation, and green jobs to advance equitable climate solutions at the local, state, and global levels. Arguing that environmental protection and improving public health are inextricably linked, Mendez contends that we must incorporate local knowledge, culture, and history into policymaking to fully address the global complexities of climate change and the real threats facing our local communities."-- Front flap of dust jacket.

Contents:

Seeing Carbon Reductionism and Climate Change from the Streets

Climate Embodiment

Contentious Capitol Climates

Changing the Climate from the Streets of Oakland

Cap and Trade-Offs

Climate beyond Borders

California Complexity and Possibility.

Notes:

Includes bibliographic references (pages 239-270) and index.

ISBN:

9780300232158

0300232152

OCLC:

1090440352

Publisher Number:

99983273339