"But I know it's true": Environmental risk assessment, justice, and anthropology

Human Organization

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 112-124

  Checker, Melissa ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental justice; Racism; Science and culture; United States

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; RACISM; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK PERCEPTION;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 43249137394     PISSN: 00187259     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17730/humo.66.2.1582262175731728     Document Type: Article

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