David Naguib Pellow

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Garbage Wars: The Struggle for Environmental Justice in ChicagoPaperback, 17 September 2004

Garbage Wars: The Struggle for Environmental Justice in Chicago
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Reading Age
Ages: 18
Grade Levels
13
Part of Series
Urban and Industrial Environments
Part of Series
Urban and Industrial Environments (Paperback)
Part of Series
Urban and Industrial Environments Urban and Industrial Envir
Print Length
254 pages
Language
English
Publisher
MIT Press
Date Published
17 Sep 2004
ISBN-10
026266187X
ISBN-13
9780262661874

Description

A study of the struggle for environmental justice, focusing on conflicts over solid waste and pollution in Chicago.

In Garbage Wars, the sociologist David Pellow describes the politics of garbage in Chicago. He shows how garbage affects residents in vulnerable communities and poses health risks to those who dispose of it. He follows the trash, the pollution, the hazards, and the people who encountered them in the period 1880-2000. What unfolds is a tug of war among social movements, government, and industry over how we manage our waste, who benefits, and who pays the costs.

Studies demonstrate that minority and low-income communities bear a disproportionate burden of environmental hazards. Pellow analyzes how and why environmental inequalities are created. He also explains how class and racial politics have influenced the waste industry throughout the history of Chicago and the United States. After examining the roles of social movements and workers in defining, resisting, and shaping garbage disposal in the United States, he concludes that some environmental groups and people of color have actually contributed to environmental inequality.

By highlighting conflicts over waste dumping, incineration, landfills, and recycling, Pellow provides a historical view of the garbage industry throughout the life cycle of waste. Although his focus is on Chicago, he places the trends and conflicts in a broader context, describing how communities throughout the United States have resisted the waste industry's efforts to locate hazardous facilities in their backyards. The book closes with suggestions for how communities can work more effectively for environmental justice and safe, sustainable waste management.

Product Details

Audience:
Ages: 18
Author:
David Naguib Pellow
Book Format:
Paperback
Country of Origin:
US
Date Published:
17 September 2004
Dimensions:
23.11 x 15.39 x 1.37 cm
Educational Level:
Grade Levels: 13
Genre:
Ecology
ISBN-10:
026266187X
ISBN-13:
9780262661874
Language:
English
Location:
Cambridge
Pages:
254
Publisher:
Weight:
353.8 gm

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