Environmental perceptions and participation in environmental decision-making among Blacks: A study of environmental justice and solid waste management planning in two Illinois counties

Since environmental justice reached the agenda of researchers in the mid 1980s, most environmental justice research has focused on the siting of environmentally hazardous facilities and the occurrence of urban air pollution. Although, research on environmental justice is still in its infancy, existing studies clearly show that ethnic and racial minorities are disproportionately burdened with both environmentally hazardous facilities and urban air pollution. The most recent research on environmental justice issues has focused on the process behind environmental 'injustices'. This research has focused on economic and political explanations and generally assumes a deliberate targeting of minority communities because of social, political or economic interests.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Urban and Regional Planning

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2011

Author dc:creator

• Vos, Jacobus Johannes

Contributors dc:contributor

• Burdge, Rabel J.

• Black Studies
• Political Science, Public Administration
• Environmental Sciences
• Urban and Regional Planning

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright 1996 Vos, Jacobus Johannes

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

9780591088960
AAI9702703
(UMI)AAI9702703

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/21159