Minority empowerment and environmental justice

Urban Affairs Review

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 28-54

  Chambers, Stefanie ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental justice; Minority empowerment; Public health

Indexed keywords

EMPOWERMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE; MINORITY GROUP; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 34548188063     PISSN: 10780874     EISSN: 15528332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1078087407301790     Document Type: Article

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