“Environmental Justice Cross-Culturally: Theory and Praxis in the African Diaspora and in Africa”

 
 

"Environmental Justice Cross-Culturally: Theory and Praxis in the African Diaspora and in Africa"

Filomina Chioma Steady

Filomina Chioma Steady

Environmental Justice in the New Millennium
1/30/24
 

This chapter links environmental justice with environmental racism, highlighting racial and class disparities in environmental quality. It critiques the historic neglect of environmental justice by mainstream environmental movements. The chapter emphasizes how Earth Jurisprudence, when applied to environmental justice, can address the disproportionate environmental burdens faced by marginalized communities of color and poor people.