Polluting facilities and environmental justice - A study

International Journal of Environmental Studies

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 5-13

  Bhat, Vasanthakumar N ^a  

^a PACE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental justice; Facilities location; Low income population; Minorities; Polluting facilities

Indexed keywords

FACILITIES; POLLUTION CONTROL; POPULATION STATISTICS; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

AFRICA; ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE; HOST COUNTRIES; PER CAPITA INCOME; US;

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION;

EID: 18144366628     PISSN: 00207233     EISSN: 10290400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207230290011508a     Document Type: Article

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