Perceptions of environmental justice: The case of a US urban wastewater system

Sustainable Development

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 239-250

  Gen, Sheldon ^a   Shafer, Holley ^a   Nakagawa, Monique ^a  

^a SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental justice; Perceptions; San Francisco; Sustainability; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; PERCEPTION; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; WASTEWATER;

CALIFORNIA; SAN FRANCISCO [CALIFORNIA]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84864140771     PISSN: 09680802     EISSN: 10991719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sd.458     Document Type: Article

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