Environmental justice creating equality, reclaiming democracy /
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| Language: | English |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2002.
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| Series: | Environmental ethics and science policy.
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Table of Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: 1 Introduction 3
- Environmentalism and Biocentrism 4
- From Environmentalism to Environmental Justice 5
- Understanding Environmental Injustice 6
- Overview of the Book 18
- 2 Distributive Justice, Participative Justice, and the Principle of Prima Facie Political Equality 23
- Overview 24
- The Principle of Prima Facie Political Equality (PPFPE) and Distributive Justice 24
- The Principle of Prima Facie Political Equality and Participative Justice 27
- Objections to the Principle of Prima Facie Political Equality 29
- How Careless Use of Science Can Encourage Environmental Injustice 34
- Federal versus Local Control of Siting: Balancing Equity and Utility 36
- A Case Study 41
- Conclusions 47
- 3 Appalachians, Access to Land, and Procedural Justice 49
- Overview 50
- Setting the Scene for the First Argument: The
- California Farmer 51
- Another Instance of Environmental Injustice: The Appalachian Farmer 53
- ProceduralJustice and End-State Principles 55
- A Procedurally Based Argumentfor Limiting Property Rights in Resources 56
- Resource Transactions, Voluntariness, and the Lockean Proviso 56
- Suggestions for Limiting Property Rights in Land 62
- Objections to the Argument 63
- A Second Argument for Limiting Property Rights in Resources 64
- Objections to the Second Argument 65
- Conclusion 68
- 4 African Americans, LULUs, and Free Informed Consent 71
- Reverend Coleman and the South Side 71
- Overview 74
- A Case Study: Homer, Louisiana 74
- The Louisiana Siting Was Not EthicallyJustified 77
- Objections and Replies: An EnvironmentallyJust Energy Policy 84
- Objections and Replies: No Economic Need for the Plant 90
- Postscript 92
- 5 Equity and Duties to Future Generations: The Case of Yucca Mountain 95
- Overview 95
- Prima Facie Arguments for Equal Treatment 96
- Utilitarian Objections 97
- Duties to Future Generations 100
- Consent and Future Persons 105
- Practical and Legal Considerations Affecting Justice for Future People 113
- Conclusions 116
- 6 Native Peoples and the Problem of Paternalism 117
- Colonialism and the Exploitation of Indigenous People: The Case of Shell Oil 118
- Overview 121
- Paternalism, Consent, and Participative Justice 122
- The Mescalero Apache, Paternalism, and Waste Disposal 124
- Environmental Justice and the Mescalero 126
- Geographical Inequality, Distributive Justice, and the Mescalero 128
- History of the Nuclear Waste Issue 129
- Science Relevant to Nuclear Waste Problem 131
- Conclusion 132
- 7 Risky Occupational Environments, the Double Standard, and Just Compensation 135
- Overview 136
- The Double Standard 137
- Historical Background 138
- The Theory of the Compensating Wage Differential 139
- Arguments against the CWD 148
- A Case Study: Six Hundred Thousand DOE Workers 152
- Conclusions and Alternatives 161
- 8 Developing Nations, Equal Protection, and the Limits of Moral Heroism 163
- Overview 165
- The Social Progress Argument 166
- The BloodyLoafArgument 167
- The Consent Argument and a Moral Response to It 171
- The Economic-RealityArgument and a Moral Response to It 175
- Citizens' Responsibilities for Environmental Justice 177
- Conclusion 182
- 9 Taking Action: Public Responsibility for Environmental
- Justice 185
- Overview 185
- EnvironmentalJustice Advocacy 186
- The Tilted Playing Field 186
- Consequentialist Arguments for Environmental Justice Advocacy 195
- Deontological Arguments for Environmental Justice Advocacy 197
- Restrictions on Environmental-Justice Advocacy 197
- Practical Steps: Working with Nongovernmental Organizations 202
- Conclusion 205.