Environmental movements and campaigns against waste infrastructure in the United States

Environmental Politics

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 835-850

  Rootes, Christopher ^a   Leonard, Liam ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^b Atlantic Technological University Sligo   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Environmental justice; Grassroots environmental mobilisation; Recycling; Waste facilities; Waste incineration

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL MODERNIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE; ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE; HAZARDOUS WASTE; INCINERATION; LANDFILL; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; POPULAR PROTEST; RECYCLING; WASTE FACILITY; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 77951663228     PISSN: 09644016     EISSN: 17438934     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09644010903345611     Document Type: Article

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