From environmental loss to resistance : infrastructure and the struggle for justice in North America / edited by Michael Loadenthal and Lea Rekow.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Loadenthal, Michael, editor.

Rekow, Lea, editor.

Beverly Bennett Rutstein CW'50 Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environmental justice--North America.

Environmental justice.

Environmental sociology--North America.

Environmental sociology.

Infrastructure (Economics)--Environmental aspects--North America.

Infrastructure (Economics).

Sustainable development--North America.

Sustainable development.

Environmental conditions.

North America--Environmental conditions--21st century.

North America.

Ecology.

Genre:

Fiction.

Physical Description:

xvi, 174 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, [2020]

Summary:

"North Americans have reached a socioenvironmental tipping point and stand at a critical juncture where social transformation has become necessary to secure a stable and desirable future. As hurricanes destroy coastal areas that once hosted schools and homes, petroleum refineries choke nearby communities and their parks, and pipeline construction threatens water rights for indigenous peoples, communities are left to determine how to best manage and mitigate environmental loss. In this new collection, a range of contributors-among them researchers, practitioners, organizers, and activists-explore the ways in which people counter or cope with feelings of despair, leverage action for positive change, and formulate pathways to achieve environmental justice goals. These essays pay particular attention to issues of race, class, economic liberalization, and geography; place contemporary environmental struggles in a critical context that emphasizes justice, connection, and reconciliation; and raise important questions about the challenges and responses that concern those pursuing environmental justice. Contributors include the volume editors, Carol J. Adams, Randall Amster, Jan Inglis, Eileen Delehanty Pearkes, Zoë Roller, and Michael Truscello"-- Provided by publisher.

"North Americans have reached a socioenvironmental tipping point and stand at a critical juncture where social transformation has become necessary to secure a stable and desirable future. As hurricanes destroy coastal areas that once hosted schools and homes, petroleum refineries choke nearby communities and their parks, and pipeline construction threatens water rights for indigenous peoples, communities are left to determine how to best manage and mitigate environmental loss. In this new collection, a range of contributors-among them researchers, practitioners, organizers, and activists-explore the ways in which people counter or cope with feelings of despair, leverage action for positive change, and formulate pathways to achieve environmental justice goals. These essays pay particular attention to issues of race, class, economic liberalization, and geography; place contemporary environmental struggles in a critical context that emphasizes justice, connection, and reconciliation; and raise important questions about the challenges and responses that concern those pursuing environmental justice. Contributors include the volume editors, Carol J. Adams, Randall Amster, Jan Inglis, Eileen Delehanty Pearkes, Zo�e Roller, and Michael Truscello"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Preface / Carol J. Adams

Introduction: From crisis to response / Michael Loadenthal and Lea Rekow

Grief, grit, and gratitude : finding resilience in the face of climate change / Jan Inglis

Environmental loss and eco-sabotage : a (not so) radical response / Michael Loadenthal

Environmental policy and neoliberal politics : negotiating beyond the 'third way' / Lea Rekow

Dams, boundaries and the rising spirit of reciprocity / Eileen Delehanty Pearkes

Water justice crises and resistance strategies / Zoë Roller

Environmentalist resistance in the world of infrastructural brutalism / Michael Truscello

Border walls and bridging work : cultivating resilience in spaces of control / Randall Amster

Conclusion: The importance of embedded voices / Michael Loadenthal and Lea Rekow.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Beverly Bennett Rutstein CW'50 Fund.

ISBN:

9781625345059

9781625345042

1625345046

1625345054

OCLC:

1141038133

Publisher Number:

99985050385