An analysis of the "path of least resistance" argument in three environmental justice success cases

Society and Natural Resources

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 369-380

  Schelly, David ^a   Stretesky, Paul B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental inequity; Environmental justice; Hazardous waste siting; Louisiana Energy Services; NIMBY; Select Steel; Shintech; Siting demographics

Indexed keywords

CAPACITY BUILDING; ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD; ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; NOT IN MY BACK YARD RESPONSE; PLANNING THEORY; RESEARCH WORK; SOCIAL MOVEMENT; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 62149143639     PISSN: 08941920     EISSN: 15210723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08941920802119648     Document Type: Article

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