An analytical review of environmental justice research: What do we really know?

Environmental Management

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 3-15

  Bowen, William ^a  

^a CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Categorization by quality; Empirical research; Environmental justice

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GEOPHYSICAL PROSPECTING; PUBLIC POLICY;

GEOGRAPHICAL PATTERNS;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; POLICY MAKING;

COMMUNITY; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; EVALUATION; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MINORITY GROUP; POLICY; RESEARCH; REVIEW; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; STANDARD; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LEGAL ASPECT; MANAGEMENT; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; POLLUTION; QUALITY CONTROL; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DATA COLLECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; POLICY MAKING; PUBLIC POLICY; QUALITY CONTROL; RESEARCH DESIGN; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036134346     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-001-0037-8     Document Type: Review

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