Garbage Wars: The Struggle for Environmental Justice in Chicago

by David Naguib Pellow

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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...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:026266187X

ISBN13:9780262661874

Release Date:September 2004

Publisher:MIT Press

Length:254 Pages

Weight:0.85 lbs.

Dimensions:0.5" x 6.1" x 9.1"

Age Range:18 years and up

Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher

Related Subjects

Conservation Earth Sciences Elections & Political Process Engineering Environment Environmental Policy Environmental Science Environmental Studies Industrial, Manufacturing & Operational Systems Modern (16th-21st Centuries)

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