Introduction
Introduction
Using case studies focusing on native Americans, Latinos, and developing nations, the chapter analyzes the concepts of biocentrism and environmental justice. It also gives examples of how environmental injustice violates rights to equal treatment and informed consent, and traces the history of the environmental‐justice movement. It shows that, throughout the world, poor people and minorities consistently bear disproportionate environmental risks. These risks harm those least able to bear such health burdens, like children, and are a major threat to genuine democracy. After examining and responding to the two main excuses (or justifications) for environmental injustice, the chapter closes with an outline of each chapter of the book.
Keywords: biocentrism, democracy, environmental justice, equal treatment, indigenous people, informed consent, justice, risk
Oxford Scholarship Online requires a subscription or purchase to access the full text of books within the service. Public users can however freely search the site and view the abstracts and keywords for each book and chapter.
Please, subscribe or login to access full text content.
If you think you should have access to this title, please contact your librarian.
To troubleshoot, please check our FAQs , and if you can't find the answer there, please contact us .
