Technoscience and Environmental Justice Expert Cultures in a Grassroots Movement

Name: Technoscience and Environmental Justice Expert Cultures in a Grassroots Movement
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ISBN: 9780262516181

ISBN-10: 0262516187

ISBN-13: 9780262516181

Edition: 2011

Authors: Gwen Ottinger, Benjamin R. Cohen, David A. Ottinger, Kim Fortun

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Over the course of nearly thirty years, the environmental justice movement has changed the politics of environmental activism and influenced environmental policy. In the process, it has turned the attention of environmental activists and regulatory agencies to issues of pollution, toxics, and human health as they affect ordinary people, especially people of color. This book argues that the environmental justice movement has also begun to transform science and engineering. The chapters present case studies of technical experts' encounters with environmental justice activists and issues, exploring the transformative potential of these interactions. Technoscience and Environmental Justice…

Book details

List price: $30.00
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: MIT Press
Publication date: 9/2/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 312
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English

Gwen Ottinger is Assistant Professor in the Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences Program at University of Washington--Bothell.

Benjamin Cohen is Assistant Professor at Lafayette College and the author of Notes from the Ground: Science, Soil, and Society in the American Countryside.