10:832:243 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Asthma, Skull Valley Indian Reservation, Global Issue
16 Oct 2017
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Some groups of people are more likely to be exposed to environmental hazards than others. Some groups are less likely to have access to environmental amenities than others environmental. Justice (ej) refers to the organized effort to address these inequities. People of color have had longstanding concerns about the safety of their neighborhoods. Many environmental justice problems relate to the built environment- i. e. , location of waste facilities, highways (cid:1007) introduction, cont"d . American lands highway and prison siting in east los angeles location of bus depots in west harlem and rising asthma rates (cid:1008) introduction, cont"d. Common theme: low-income, communities of color found ways to bring attention to their concerns. Normally these groups are under-represented in the mainstream political process. Strategies included community organization, demonstrations, letter-writing campaigns, & involvement of civil rights activists successful communities found ways to take charge of the research process and own study results (cid:1009) introduction, cont"d.
