Environmental Justice: An International Perspective

Encyclopedia of Environmental Health

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 441-448

  London, L ^a   Joshi, T K ^b   Cairncross, E ^c   Claudio, L ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b LOK NAYAK HOSPITAL   (India)

^c CAPE PENINSULA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

^d MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Community agency; Developing countries; Equity; Globalization; Justice; Politics; Power; Sustainable development; Trade offs

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872666985     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-444-52272-6.00657-7     Document Type: Chapter

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