Geography 3432A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Flint Water Crisis, Kashechewan First Nation, Van Jones

• School: Western University
• Department: Geography
• Course: Geography 3432A/B
• Professor: Chad Walker

Document Summary

Development, implementation and enforcement of environmental policies and laws to ensure that no group or community bears an unfair share of the harmful effects of pollution or environmental hazards b/c it lacks economic or political force: a. k. a. Flint water crisis, case of camden new jersey, kashechewan first nation. Canadian charter of rights and freedoms: expression, equal protection from discrimination, right to life, liberty and security of the person, says nothing about right to a healthy environment. 1970s-80s e(cid:374)(cid:448)iro(cid:374)(cid:373)e(cid:374)tal (cid:373)o(cid:448)e(cid:373)e(cid:374)t a(cid:374)d ci(cid:448)il rights (cid:373)o(cid:448)e(cid:373)e(cid:374)ts (cid:862)(cid:373)erged(cid:863) pressure o(cid:374) u go(cid:448)(cid:374)(cid:859)t (cid:449)ith a(cid:374) e(cid:373)phasis o(cid:374) (cid:449)aste. 1992 eew report released inequities exist. 1994 clinton: human health and environmental effects all federal agencies. Three levels of environmental equity/justice: social class, race, gender, political power, generational fairness to future generations (resources, water, air, procedural rules, regulations are applied. Environmental threat: often single exposure type (e. g. lead) Increasing emphasis on multi-exposure: distance plume modeling, wind direction (rare)