Tribal environmental justice: Vulnerability, trusteeship, and equity under NEPA

Environmental Justice

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 193-197

  Harper, Barbara ^a   Harris, Stuart ^a  

^a Department of Science and Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA SET; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE; ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EQUITY; ETHNIC GROUP; FEDERAL SYSTEM; INCOME; NATURAL RESOURCE; PERCEPTION; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; VULNERABILITY;

EID: 84555189174     PISSN: 19394071     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/env.2010.0037     Document Type: Article

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