CRC Press Environmental Justice Analysis: Theories, Methods, and Practice

Product Description Is the environmental justice debate solely an economic issue? Is it a social issue as well as a moral, political, or science issue? In Environmental Justice Analysis: Theories, Methods, and Practice author Feng Liu suggests it is all of them. He presents a multi-perspective, multi-disciplinary, and inter-disciplinary approach to analyzing environmental justice issues. Liu demonstrates how cutting-edge technologies and methods such as the Internet, Geographic Information Systems, and modeling tools can contribute to better equity analysis and policy evaluations. He focuses on the various methods of environmental justice research, providing you with an integrated framework for conducting rigorous equity analysis. Environmental Justice has just been placed at the head of the environmental policy agenda. Federal governments have a mandate to analyze the impacts of federal policies, programs, and projects on groups and communities. Carefully and critically examining all aspects of the issue, Environmental Justice Analysis: Theories, Methods, and Practice provides you with a comprehensive and analytical treatment of theories and methods for analyzing and assessing environmental justice and equity issues. Review "[The book] is an excellent and timely one. The major components in the overall organizational plan are excellent, i.e., the three major sections on theories, methods, and practice." -Robert B. Wenger, Professor Emeritus, Natural & Applied Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay "The topic is important and while much has been written about environmental justice, most of it is polemical in nature. Dr. Liu has always performed solid, credible work and I believe this [book] would be comparable." -Roger Raufer, Adjunct Professor, Systems Engineering and City and Regional Planning Departments, University of Pennsylvania Promo Copy