Local struggles for environmental justice: Activating knowledge for change

Journal of Poverty

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 25-49

  Grineski, Sara E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO   (United States)

Author keywords

Community based participatory research; Environmental justice; Lay and expert knowledge; US environmental politics

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750146042     PISSN: 10875549     EISSN: 15407608     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J134v10n03_02     Document Type: Article

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