Environmental justice and activism in Indianapolis /

Environmental justice and activism in Indianapolis /

This book examines how place attachment, social capital, and perceptions influence how citizens and their communities respond to an environmentally unjust situation. In addition, Fuller analyzes how political and economic forces not only shape the distribution of hazards, but also influence the scop...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Fuller, Trevor K.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Lanham : Lexington Books, 2015.
Subjects:
Environmental justice > Indiana > Indianapolis.
Environmentalism > Indiana > Indianapolis.
African Americans > Indiana > Indianapolis > Politics and government.
African American political activists > Indiana > Indianapolis.
African Americans > Indiana > Indianapolis > Social conditions.
Hazardous substances > Environmental aspects > Indiana > Indianapolis.
Indianapolis (Ind.) > Environmental conditions.
Indianapolis (Ind.) > Politics and government.
Indianapolis (Ind.) > Race relations.
Indianapolis (Ind.) > Economic conditions.
Online Access:CONNECT
Table of Contents:
  • Environmental injustice
  • Environmental justice review
  • Learning the injustice : distribution and response
  • Railroads, race, and water : the development of two Indianapolis neighborhoods
  • Socio-environments of Indianapolis, West Indianapolis, and Martindale-Brightwood
  • Individual drivers of activism : the role of place attachment, social capital and perceptions in prompting environmental activism
  • Politics of pollution : government and non-governmental influence on community-based environmental activism
  • Conclusion: Co-opting environmental justice
  • Appendix A: Resident survey
  • Appendix B: Interview questions.

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