Environmental justice in a landscape of tragedy

Technology in Society

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 173-179

  Colten, Craig E ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental justice; Hurricane Katrina; New Orleans

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HURRICANE EFFECTS; HURRICANES; STORMS;

ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE; FEDERAL POLICY;

PUBLIC POLICY;

ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE; HURRICANE; NATURAL DISASTER;

LOUISIANA; NEW ORLEANS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33847369908     PISSN: 0160791X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.techsoc.2007.01.006     Document Type: Article

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