The recognition dimensions of environmental justice in Indian country

Environmental Justice

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 199-205

  Whyte, Kyle Powys ^a,b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Environmental Science and Policy Program   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE; FINANCIAL PROVISION; GOVERNMENT RELATIONS; INDIGENOUS POPULATION;

INDIA;

EID: 84555195561     PISSN: 19394071     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/env.2011.0036     Document Type: Article

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