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Environmental and Social Justice in the City

Historical Perspectives

Geneviève Massard-Guilbaud editor Professor Richard Rodger editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:White Horse Press

Published:31st Jan '11

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The world is full of environmental injustices and inequalities, yet few European historians have tackled these subjects head on; nor have they explored their relationships with social inequalities. In this innovative collection of historical essays the contributors consider a range of past environmental injustices, spanning seven northern and western European countries and with several chapters adding a North American perspective. In addition to an introductory chapter that surveys approaches to this area of environmental history, individual chapters address inequalities in the city as regards water supply, air pollution, waste disposal, factory conditions, industrial effluents, fuel poverty and the administrative and legal arrangements that discriminated against segments of society.

ISBN: 9781874267614

Dimensions: 229mm x 152mm x 20mm

Weight: 614g

302 pages