Environmental justice special issue We consider the concepts of environmental sustainability and quality of urban life together with urban planning as a set of urban–technical–economic–social processes as key drivers of the current development of cities. Victoria University of Wellington Legal Research Paper No. Drawing Dear Colleagues, It is our pleasure to announce a new Special Issue of Sustainability, titled "Human Exposure to Air Pollution and Environmental Sustainability”. S. Although its initial focus was on disparities in exposure to anthropogenic pollution, the scope of EJ research has expanded. Virgin Islands, and 8 tribal nations. Bullard, Robert D. ). 2 On the role of anti-toxic struggles in the environmental justice movement, see also Chapter 10 of this volume. Marino, E. Twice per year, Environmental Politics announces an open call for Special Issues or shorter Symposia, for submitting proposals was 15th July 2024. Dr. 5 °C over 1 °C. 11 Environmental Justice dmust recognize a special legal and natural relationship of Native Peoples to the U. Published under licence by IOP Bullock S and Scott A 2001 Environmental justice: rights and mean to a healthy environment for all Special Briefing Paper Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) Global Environmental Change Environmental justice (EJ) research seeks to document and redress the disproportionate environmental burdens and benefits associated with social inequalities. Special Issue: Relative Deprivation and Justice Research. The second UMID special issue “Environmental justice” reports on the first findings of the pilot project con- This Special Issue approaches transformative sustainability education through both its pedagogical approach and its institutions (i. A Special Issue of Environmental Politics exploring how multispecies justice (MSJ) can rethink, reorder, and revitalise the field of justice studies in order to make it more relevant to the reality of climate change impacts, ecosystem collapse, land- and water-scape degradation, human-ecology dependencies, and social dislocations. Skip to main content. This includes Latin American decolonial theory that pays special attention to how legacies of colonial dominance continue to contaminate development and conservation practice throughout the world. 2014. This week: reducing aviation emissions, the future of environmental justice, and more. This double special issue of Local Environment helps to fill this long-overdue oversight with 14 papers that engage the Circular Economy both conceptually and through case study analyses. We examined the scientific literature and described whether and how this issue has been addressed, identify possible gaps in knowledge, and offer suggestions for future research to Papers are welcome that use theoretical, methodological, or case study approaches to explore the interlinkages between sustainability and justice. 141-181. Last update 30 January 2019. EJ is a priority for EPA Region 2. (2019), No Time To Waste: Tackling the plastic pollution crisis before it’s too ; 5 In the 21st century, the environmental justice dimension of waste has taken a global dimension. The origins of the movement date as far back as the 1960’s, led primarily by people of color and low economic status communities living in America’s most polluted environments. Nonprofit group critical of Los Alamos National Laboratory plan to dispose of radioactive waste; Tewa Women United says LANL tritium venting plan This issue builds on and refines last year’s Special Issue in Environmental Sociology on Deeply Intersectional EnvironmentalJustice. Pages: 1-3. Environmental racism is a particular form of environmental injustice and frequently includes the implementation of policies, regulations, or institutional practices that target communities of color for undesirable waste sites, zoning, and Moving forward, governments, political leaders and other multilateral institutions must recognize that the fight for sustainable development and poverty eradication is a fight for environmental justice. N2 - [Abstract unavailable] AB - [Abstract unavailable] KW - environmental justice. PDF | Until recently, in the social teaching of the Church, the principle of social justice has been primarily related to issues of poverty, social | Find, read and cite all the research you This Special Issue will include, but is not limited to, the following topics: Analysis of the measures and initiatives in order to minimize climate change, protect the environment, make efficient use of natural resources, protect and improve bio-diversity, and promote a lifestyle that enhances positive environmental impacts; Nuclear hazards, linked to both U. Environmental Protection Agency Headquarters on Dec. 2 Mitigation, adaptation and environmental justice 17 2. Future Climate Leaders Scholarship. Each edition of Policy Matters POLICY MATTERS SPECIAL ISSUE ON ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENDERS VOLUME I Preface This special issue of Policy Matters – an open-access, peer-reviewed journal edited by the Policy Matters 1. Many social work programs have started to offer tracks in environmental justice and green social work. Published Papers (18 Findings point to the need for forms of environmental education that are contextually grounded and centered on environmental justice in urban areas. Environmental justice must recognize a special legal and natural relationship of Native Peoples to the U. James Parish, Louisiana. This book was originally published as a special issue of Social Work Education: The International Journal. Our analysis spans literature from 2013 to 2023, drawn from the databases of Web of Science and Scopus. Sondra J. John M. This special issue (SI) shows that environmental justice perspectives are especially useful for analysing current socio-ecological conflicts. Related Special Issue. (EL), organizational justice perception (OJP), and Biography. He argues that External promotion: Articles in Special Issues are often promoted through the journal's social media, increasing their visibility. Website Emails. Their participation Introduction. Laws publishes Special Issues to create collections of papers on specific topics, with the aim of building a community of authors and readers to discuss the latest research and develop new ideas and research directions. International Environmental Agreements: Politics, Special Issue: Supply-side climate policy: Emerging lessons and next steps; Applying earth system justice to phase out fossil fuels: learning from the injustice of adopting 1. (2022),“Why is the global waste crisis a social justice issue?” Zero Waste Europe. 3 On Indigenous environmental justice, see Environmental Justice in India: The National Green Tribunal Section 15 of the NGT Act 2010 provides the Tribunal with special jurisdiction to order relief and compensation to victims of pollution and other environmental In the United States (US), the 1980s environmental justice movement emerged from the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s; the environmental-justice issue related to hazardous-waste facilities being disproportionately sited in racialized neighbourhoods [1,2,3]. We examine trends in environmental justice (EJ) research, observing that much work has been done on sites of resistance—where collective organizing or mobilization rejects or limits environmental harms and related policy decisions. (This article belongs to the Special Issue Environmental Justice Research: Contemporary Issues and Emerging Topics) Download keyboard_arrow_down. 2019 ; T2 - Epistemic violence and environmental justice. This study examines how environmental issues and related injustices are surfacing in U. The concepts of spatial justice and environmental justice should be understood as components of social justice, because reality is socio-spatial and socio-environmental: Although the journal L’Espace Géographique published a special issue Moving forward, governments, political leaders and other multilateral institutions must recognize that the fight for sustainable development and poverty eradication is a fight for environmental justice. Accessible and high-quality urban green space (UGS) can provide significant benefits to refugee children for their development, health, and well-being. By: CHELSEA "Who promotes sustainability? Five theses on the relationships between the degrowth and the environmental justice movements" (2019) Introduction to special issue in Ecological Economics. The concept of environmental justice comes from a grassroots movement recognizing the dispropor-tionate impact that pollution and toxins have on communities of color, indigenous peoples, and poor people, which is a phenomenon known as environmental racism. Topics relating to the extraction, In this special issue, we study environmental justice from a situated and networked context, ques-tioning to what extent environmental justice – as a discourse and praxis – caters for Environmental Justice is the essential peer-reviewed journal exploring the equitable treatment of all people, especially people of color, low-income populations, and indigenous peoples. Environmental justice is a powerful kind of argument undergirding a special form of social movement: hazards are unevenly distributed; structural conditions drive deadly things into marginal places; and opposition demands environmental fairness. Socioeconomic disparities and systemic racism are rooted in the past and continue to impact Black and ethnic minority communities, disproportionately exposing them to toxic and hazardous waste, air and water pollution, and other environmental exposures that have harmful health EPA Region 2: Serving New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, the U. : Special Issue Introduction: Adding insult to injury: Climate change and the inequities of climate intervention, Global Environ. That’s the approach that A. AU - Vermeylen, Saskia. 1 Introduction. Published Papers (3 papers) Download All Papers. e-Book format: Special Issues with more than 10 articles can be published as dedicated e-books, ensuring wide and rapid dissemination. If the past is any indicator, however, environmental Further information on MDPI's Special Issue polices can be found here. As a result, the city was a cradle of the American environmental justice movement thanks to the pioneering Hazel Johnson, a South On a personal note, this special issue of The Maroon is my last major project as editor-in-chief of the paper. See details here. Intersectional environmental justice, power, and meta-power in resource extraction. The movement was galvanized in 1982 in Warren county, North Carolina, where an African American community was selected to be the site of a hazardous-waste landfill following Volume 71, issue 3 articles listing for Environmental Management. It has been an exciting, change through environmental justice. Special Issue: Drivers and A Study of Environmental Justice Councils. and the intersection of climate change and environmental justice. Environmental Science & Technology and Environmental Science & Technology Letters, as central scientific journals on anthropogenic perturbations of ecosystems, have contributed to the scientific development of marine science in the context of ocean health, as evidenced by the virtual issue on “Ocean Health” that we have curated. Below is a list of all the upcoming, open, and completed focus collections in Environmental Research Letters, with each invited collection serving to highlight the exciting work conducted in a high interest or rapidly emerging subject area as identified by the Editorial Board. Environmental justice is based on psychological and social processes related to shared practices and characterized by solidarity, mutual respect and the understanding of rights and duties for all peoples and living beings. We part from the premise that “many ‘environmental’ Special Issues. The concepts of spatial justice and environmental justice should be understood as components of social justice, because reality is socio-spatial and socio-environmental: Although the journal L’Espace Géographique published a special issue Environmental justice scholars and activists have attempted to address this shortcoming by articulating a four-part definition of environmental justice consisting of distributive justice, procedural justice, corrective justice, and social justice. government through treaties, agreements, compacts, and A Special Issue of Environmental Politics exploring how multispecies justice (MSJ) can rethink, reorder, and revitalise the field of justice studies in order to make it more relevant to the reality of climate change impacts, ecosystem collapse, land- and water-scape degradation, human-ecology dependencies, and social dislocations. et al. “Environmental justice” means the just treatment and meaningful involvement of all people, regardless of income, race, color, national origin, Tribal affiliation, or disability, in agency decision-making and other Federal activities The global crises of ecological degradation and social injustice are mutually reinforcing products of the same flawed systems. , Barkdull, C. Below are some possible themes for the Special Issue, but other contributions will be considered: Environmental justice and sustainability; Climate justice and global politics Environmental justice is essential for improved quality of life and sustainable wellbeing. Illegal trade and dumping of low-grade waste sharpen environmental inequality and As our planet faces more frequent and severe environmental threats due to climate change (including threats to biodiversity), environmental justice will be essential to ensure that the costs and burdens of combating these threats are shared equally, borne by all people worldwide in a fair and equitable manner. Pellow. Special Issues are led by Guest Editors, who are experts on the topic and all Special Issue submissions follow MDPI's standard In this issue This special issue represents one of the first comprehensive explorations of energy justice from the perspective of the Global South, with a focus on moving the concept from theory to practice. Nowhere is this concept better illustrated than with the environmental justice movement. Special Issue: Global Perspectives on Environmental Justice Original Research. The purposeful movement of people and communities away from hazardous places raises numerous social and environmental justice concerns that will become even more pressing as retreat occurs more frequently and at larger scales. Menu. Bullard has written 18 books addressing environmental racism. Order results Environmental education at zoos has come to address issues such as sustainability, personal green habits, and global climate change. Published Papers (11 papers) Download All Papers. Published Papers (14 papers) environmental and social behavior differ more acutely than governance behavior across clusters. 20, 2022 in Intersectional environmental justice, power, and meta-power in resource extraction. In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. This special issue belongs to the section "Environmental Sustainability and Applications". J. Volume 17, Issue 6 / December 2024. The first-place team in both Phase 1 and Phase 2 of the challenge consisted of students from the University of California, Irvine (UCI) and their community partner, Orange County Environmental Justice (OCEJ). Briefing Series: Environmental justice perspectives on the Clean Power Plan. PDF | 'Environmental Justice: Key Issues' is the first textbook to offer a comprehensive and accessible overview of environmental justice, one of the | Find, read and cite all the research you peoples, do affirm and adopt these Principles of Environmental Justice: The Principles of Environmental Justice (EJ) 1) Environmental Justice affirms the sacredness of Mother Earth, ecological unity and the interdependence of all species, and the right to be free from ecological destruction. More recently, the just ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE 13 2. Download PDF Download PDF with Cover Download XML Download Epub. 1 Department of Law, Aalborg University (AAU), a special and unique space that cannot be treated as the other marine environments and is defined as the common heritage of mankind. In this introduction to the special issue, we consider the state of theory and scholarship around environmental justice activism. With awareness of the impacts of environmental change growing over the last few decades, environmental justice discourse has expanded across academia, activism, and policy. New directions in environmental justice studies: examining the state and violence. " The origins of the environmental justice movement in the US are sometimes traced to Print Special Issue Flyer; Special Issue Editors Special Issue Information Keywords; Benefits of Publishing in a Special Issue; Published Papers; A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). Robert Bullard is often referred to as “the father of environmental justice. Our next call out will be early 2025. The term “environmental justice” was first coined over five decades ago when people of color began protesting unfair exposure to environmental hazards, pollution, chemicals and waste. Call for Special Issue Papers: The Road to Water Justice—From Local to Global: Deadline for Manuscript Submission: December 31, 2022 Authors : Guest Editors: Na'Taki Osborne Jelks , Simone Charles , and Sheryl-Ann Simpson Authors Info & Affiliations The environmental justice (EJ) movement has been a key factor in the United States’ struggle to provide a healthy environment for all to thrive. Editorial. We are interested in papers that address the social issues regarding the ways climate change may affect urban communities, justice, inequality, poverty, safety, and survival of urban people. 3 The four pillars of environmental justice 19 3. It emphasizes that inequality lies at the heart of global climate politics, often obstructing pathways toward achieving a true climate solution. Fogel is an Associate Professor in the School of Social Work, and Director of Special Programs in the Honors College, at the University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA. We have conducted the first robust mixed-methods review of the burgeoning academic literature on sustainability justice. We will further map opportunities of, and challenges to, legal aspects in a sustainable development in various thematic and strategic subjects, thereby contributing to the development of these domains scientifically and practically. innovative development and environmental justice are also welcome. For this publication, "Business and environmental justice: a political economy perspective", the editors are calling for contributions Dear Colleagues, It is our pleasure to announce a new Special Issue of Sustainability, titled "Human Exposure to Air Pollution and Environmental Sustainability”. Nuclear power plant (NPP) reactors produce low-level ionizing radiation, high level nuclear waste, and are subject to catastrophic contamination events. This network brings together about 100 varied organizations including unions, academic centers, associations, ethics groups, community-based organizations of indigenous peoples, and descendants of enslaved Africans brought to Brazil, In light of the focus of this special issue, the next section addresses environmental justice issues toward which criminologists ought to direct attention to make substantial contributions to the environmental justice literature and toward exploring environmental justice policies. PY - 2019/12/1. Environmental justice started as a grassroots movement during the early 1980s in areas of the United States where the minority and underprivileged faced disproportionate environmental burdens. The issues of racism and socioeconomic justice are central to the issue of Environmental Justice. As a collection, this Special Issue includes examinations of changes to teaching frameworks that can be a tool to disrupt epistemic privilege, how integrated and immersive environmental justice and community engaged coursework can foster more inclusive learning experiences for students, discussions of how to effect curriculum and academic program Papers are welcome that use theoretical, methodological, or case study approaches to explore the interlinkages between sustainability and justice. There is a growing importance of understanding the connection between sustainability and justice. This contribution is achieved through a thorough review of the concept of energy justice, comparing it to closely related concepts, Special issue of papers that significantly advance the frontiers of knowledge about adaptation. Manuscripts are sought that address supporting ecosystems that promote healthy diets, Energy Justice and the Capability Approach— Introduction to the Special Issue Anders Melin a, Rosie Dayb and Kirsten E. What concerns should be prioritized is also contested. This Special Issue aims to stimulate a productive and interdisciplinary exchange between the fields of environmental philosophy and ecological thought. Joyeeta Gupta; Through their synergies, trade-offs, and contradictions, the sustainable development goals (SDGs) have the potential to lead to environmental justices and injustices. Historical contexts of sharecropping, particularly in relation to Social workers face many contemporary challenges. EHN - Environmental Justice Subscribe to the Agents of Change podcast featuring environmental justice leaders Read More Further information on MDPI's Special Issue polices can be found here. South African law establishes environmental justice (EJ) as among the environmental management principles to direct decision-making. With a vision of societal paradigmatic change, new and emerging scientific evidence, understandings of health determinants, public health interventions, environmental health education campaigns and advocacy actions, citizen science and capacity-building efforts in the health sector are the main foci of this Special Issue. , with restricted walking radius, particular vulnerability towards barriers such as traffic infrastructures Developing deeply intersectional environmental justice scholarship Stephanie A. Call for Papers: Special Issue on Publishing and Climate Justice Abstract submission deadline: 30 April 2024 - Extended: 15 May 2024 Over the last two decades publications, journals, and book series focused on climate research and the environmental humanities, and on topics ranging from the anthropocene to ecocriticism, have seen a surge in The scope of this Special Issue is to provide a platform for researchers to share their research work on the field of education for environmental citizenship including aspects of civic engagement and civic participation, democratic action, social and environmental change, individual and collective actions, environmental actions, socio-political actions, environmental justice, inter- Difficulty obtaining information from the government is an environmental justice issue with a profound impact on citizens’ ability to effectively advocate for themselves. https: Environmental Justice: A New Model for Planning in Underserved Communities (2014). However, many actors in environmental politics have succumbed to market pressures and even internalized neoliberal norms, contributing to “sites of acceptance” to risky industrial activities and undermining environmental justice Environmental justice results from the equitable distribution of environmental benefits and harms through the restructuring of systems of Vol. Yet, environmental justice (EJ), and social justice more broadly, are not currently embedded within the language and spirit of the SDGs. Equitable access to green infrastructure not only provides economic, social and health benefits but it also addresses the impact of climate change for the residential population. (EL), organizational justice perception (OJP), and Environmental justice is a social movement that addresses injustice that occurs when poor or marginalized communities are harmed by hazardous waste, resource extraction, and other land uses from which they do not benefit. 1, Special Issue: Black Geographies in and of the United States South (Spring 2017), pp. This Special Issue will supplement the existing literature by exploring ways that planning and governance can be structured and strategized to produce positive health outcomes. The essential peer-reviewed journal that explores the equitable treatment of all people with respect to the development, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and policies. The Emergence of Amazonian Indigenous Defenders: The Case of Special Issue: Redefining Resilience and Equity in the Time of Climate Change Drivers of Scalar Biases: Environmental Justice and the Portuguese Solar Photovoltaic Rollout AU1c Siddharth This Special Issue invites critical cross-disciplinary examination of environmental justice’s dilemmas for sustainability from geographers, political scientists, sociologists, media and communication scholars, urban planners, Environmental justice promotes ethics and responsibility in the use of land and renewable resources in the interest of a sustainable planet. (2016). Owing to its roots in the environmental justice movement, addressing systemic racism is central to climate justice praxis in the United States, Environmental Justice* JUDITH A. From Executive Order 14096: “Environmental justice" means the just treatment and meaningful involvement of all people, regardless of income, race, color, national origin, Tribal affiliation, or disability, in agency decision-making and other Federal activities that affect human health and the environment so that 10 Environmental Justice considers governmental acts of environmental injustice a violation of international law, the Universal Declaration On Human Rights, and the United Nations Convention on Genocide. This study employs a quasi-natural experiment, namely the establishment of environmental protection courts in China’s intermediate people’s courts, to In September 2019, Sharon Lavigne, a special education teacher turned environmental justice advocate, successfully stopped the construction of a US$1. November 24, 2021. Can there be a decolonial, multispecies, Earth systemic, justice that begins with the self and where matter is included in our sphere of justice? However, one agreement seems to be that planetary justice is inevitably ecosocial justice. 2021 - Issue 4. Special Issue: Environmental Justice By providing unique and important perspectives on historical, cultural, environmental justice, and health aspects of uranium, we have consolidated insights in to some of the vital aspects As we see from the social and environmental justice perspectives of this special issue – which privilege community, health, and. External promotion: Articles in Special Issues are often promoted through the journal's social media, increasing their visibility. [22,24,33] (A number of studies in this area were published in the American Journal of Public Health’s special issue on Part of the Special Issue on Environmental Justice & Epistemic Violence Abstract: Indigenous peoples are among the most affected by environmental injustices globally, however environmental justice theory has not yet meaningfully addressed decolonization and the resistance of indigenous communities against extractivism in the settler-colonial Thus, this Special Issue will focus on social conditions, justice, equity, inequality, rights, ‘right to the city’, and social vulnerability related issues. TABLE OF This has implications for environmental justice because existing lower-income residents are likely to be displaced after their community is improved environmentally. Environmental Justice. EJ's inclusion as a guiding principle in the National Environmental Management Act 107 of 1998 (NEMA) is relevant because of its legacy of continuing environmental injustices and inequalities concerning natural Notes 1 For more on Black Love Canals, see also Chapter 10 of this volume. The aim of this special issue is two-fold – to expose diverse perspectives on the CE to Local Environment readers and to raise the awareness of justice considerations in CE discourse for Environmental Destruction: Introduction to the Special Issue on Coal and the Environment Shannon Elizabeth Bell1 and Richard York2 Coal may be responsible for more environmental harm than any other energy source. Here are our top-10 environmental justice issues for 2022. Free access. The environmental justice (EJ) movement has evolved over five decades, encapsulating diverse theories, principles, frameworks, and practices. All manuscripts should be submitted Now, as the Initiative comes to an end in December 2024, this Special Issue in the Current Research in Environmental Sustainability (CRSUST) journal, brings together critical Yazar and coauthors investigate the incorporation of procedural justice—fair and inclusive decision-making processes—among the climate-ambitious cities in the C40 network. Nuclear hazards, linked to both U. Issue 1 March 2015. TABLE OF Certificates and special training. Her published research areas include homelessness, capital punishment, and macro This Special Issue aims to publish contributions on the role of education in reaching the sustainable development goals set by the UN in the 2030 Agenda. Virgin Islands. 2) Environmental Justice demands that public policy be The article reviews two decades of scholars' claims that exposures to pollution and other environmental risks are unequally distributed by race and class, examines case studies of environmental justice social movements and the history and politics of environmental justice policy making in the United States, and describes the emerging issue of global climate justice. ” A sociologist, he first introduced the concept of environmental justice in his 1990 book “Dumping in Dixie: Race, Class and Environmental Quality. Special Issues | The essential peer-reviewed journal that explores the equitable treatment of all people with respect to the development, implementation, and enforcement of environmental This special focus issue of Environmental Justice will cover key developments in legal authorities, assessment, and decision-making approaches that operationalize and integrate cumulative impacts. These perspectives help to bridge epistemological and ontological gaps in inter- and transdisciplinary settings and promote normative and justice-oriented discussions on envi- Spatial and Environmental Justice Bernard Bret and Sophie Moreau 9. 51/2020. We use a scientometric Our Institute member Gabriel Weber is part of an international team with Professors Bobby Banerjee, Joan Martínez-Alier, Ana Maria Peredo and Beatriz Macchione Saes working on a special issue of the Journal of Business Ethics. Today, the movement is as prevalent as ever before, as more people of color and low-income households find themselves living in unsafe and sometimes deadly conditions. "Access to Parks for Youth as an Environmental Justice Issue: Access Inequalities and Possible Solutions" Buildings 4, no. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following: Intergenerational environmental justice; The special issue will examine numerous facets of community, rightsholder, and stakeholder engagement in food, energy, and water systems Advancing urban ecosystem service implementation and assessment considering different dimensions of In South Africa, pilot restorative justice projects addressing poaching are underway (Dore, 2019; see also Hübschle et al. 72 Distributive justice requires the fair allocation of the benefits and burdens of economic activity among and within nations. The goal of this Special Issue is to discuss principles, key concepts, methods and applications of “Environmental Law and Sustainability” and lessons learned. H. In the context of intensifying social inequalities and environmental problems, Studying environmental justice as a global topic is not a new phenomenon and numerous studies have reviewed environmental justice in the Global South (Zerner 2000; Peluso and Watts MacDonald Agyeman, and Walker 2011). Individuals, organizations, industries, businesses, and other interested parties engage to exert influence in environmental decision-making. Issue 4 December 2013; Issue 3 September 2013. All contributions are completely free to read. Special Issue on Planetary Justice, Vol 33, Issue 7 out now; Land use and misuse: Power and the politics of land in the UK; Environmental justice is a concept that links the environmental health science documenting these harms, to debates around rights, This special issue is both timely and important. In this way, environmental justice lies at the nexus of environmental protection, public health, and social justice. Henceforth, the US Environmental Protection Agency [] (p. Y1 - 2019/12/1. In this Special Issue, we welcome significant original papers She and Stacy-Ann Robinson, associate professor of environmental studies and dean of global engagement at Colby College, opened a call for a special issue of the Geographical Journal to begin defining the “elements that shape environmental justice and environmental injustice in the region. , Environmental Justice education and research that reveals the connection between environmentally unsustainable practices and social inequalities and provides tools for systemic analysis to achieve / Special issue : Epistemic violence and environmental justice. Submit an article Journal homepage. Social justice education for social work practice is concerned with addressing issues of power and oppression as they impact intersections of identity, experience, and the social environment. Saba Siddiki; Graham Ambrose; OriginalPaper 04 August 2022 Pages: 620 - 640 Environmental Justice as "the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race, color, sex, national origin, or income with respect to the development, implementation and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and policies. Criminologists often study policies and are trained to do so. Pages: 100-118. 1 Introduction: A Recent Concept Although the journal L’Espace Géographique published a special issue in 1978 on Espace et justice sociale, it was not until 1981 that the word justice featured for the rst time in the title of a geographical work published in Further information on MDPI's Special Issue polices can be found here. This special issue has been a labor of love for both of us, and we could not have done it without Environmental justice is a way of looking at environmental issues through the lens of social inequality, environmental justice is a special social category demanded by the ecological trend in sociology, This is an important issue that must be addressed to ensure that all people have the right to a healthy, “Environmental Justice: Environmental injustice reflects the procedural and geographic discrimination of Indigenous, Black, Racialized, religious, low-income, 2SLGBTQI+, women, and other marginalized communities such as the very young, older adults, or people who experience structural inequity, poverty, or isolation, placing said communities in close International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, an international, peer-reviewed Open Access journal. Environmental justice asserts the right of all peo- By collecting rigorous and innovative studies in this Special Issue, we hope to provide useful information for a broad audience of scientists, engineers, and policy makers, in order to facilitate the solution of critical air pollution and other related environmental problems. " Indeed, we have been knee-deep in EJ policies, legislation, and Deep-seabed mining: an environmental concern and a holistic social environmental justice issue. Recommended Empirical studies have documented multiple stressors and cumulative impacts across all environmental media, and in some cases these investigations have integrated nonchemical stressors and socioeconomic and community factors. 1 Definition and foundations of extraterritorial human rights (This article belongs to the Special Issue Designing Spaces for City Living) Download keyboard_arrow_down. Abstract. 25 billion plastics manufacturing plant alongside the Mississippi River in St. 10 This special issue is about environmental justice This paper reexamines climate justice through the framework of environmental sociology, offering fresh perspectives on the intersection of social and ecological systems in the face of escalating global climate crises. THE ROLE OF EXTRATERRITORIAL OBLIGATIONS IN ACHIEVING ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE 22 3. 62–79 University of North Carolina Press Racial Microbiopolitics. 2nd Edition of Achieving Environmental Health Equity: characterized by a high prevalence of ethnic minorities and by an unfavorable socioeconomic status so rising issues of Aim. (Eds. However, few studies have examined the actual accessibility of UGS from refugee children’s perspectives (i. ABSTRACT. It has been widely argued in environmental justice literature that liberal conceptions of justice, and distributional fairness in particular, have Environmental activism isn’t just about protecting the natural world—it’s also about protecting people. , & Weber, B. Ryder Department of Sociology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA Introduction When first discussing this special issue in 2015, we had no idea that by press time environmental justice acti- environmental, and economic justice concerns of human societies. Special issue information. 57, No. Justice concerns include plant locations and the large potentially For the issue of representativeness, the affected people must be involved in the PP process (Rowe and Frewer 2000;Bryson 2004). Environmental justice is a concept that links the environmental health science documenting these harms, to debates around rights, This special issue is both timely and important. The aim of this special issue is two-fold – to expose diverse perspectives on the CE to Local Environment readers and to raise the awareness of justice considerations in CE discourse for Below is a list of all the upcoming, open, and completed focus collections in Environmental Research Letters, with each invited collection serving to highlight the exciting work conducted in a high interest or rapidly emerging subject area International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, an international, peer-reviewed Open Access journal. The history of Twice per year, Environmental Politics announces an open call for Special Issues or shorter Symposia, for submitting proposals was 15th July 2024. Justice concerns include plant locations and the large potentially In this special issue of Geoforum, we build on previous efforts to engage with environmental justice, and position ourselves within a dynamic field of research that combines the environmental justice literature of the North with the environmentalisms of the South. What is environmental justice? Fogel, S. This special issue of the Journal of Youth Studies concerns ‘Young People and Environmental Activism: The Transformation of Democratic Politics’. The Brazilian Network on Environmental Justice is an example of how groups can come together to address common concerns. 1) defined environmental justice as:“the fair The concept of environmental justice emerged in the 1980s in the United States from concerns about the disproportionate burdens of pollution that were being placed on and experienced by Black communities and socio-economically disadvantaged populations [1], [2]. Procedural equity is a vital aspect of environmental justice but is Dear Colleagues, This Special Issue will be devoted to environmental health literacy inquiries. Environmental justice: a critical issue for all environmental scientists everywhere. In the United States (US), the 1980s environmental justice movement emerged from the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s; the environmental-justice issue related to hazardous-waste facilities being disproportionately sited in racialized neighbourhoods [1,2,3]. Issue 4 December 2014; Issue 3 September 2014; Issue 2 June 2014; Issue 1 March 2014; Volume 26 March - December 2013 Mar - Dec 2013. Alongside the difficulties of upholding human rights, social justice and active citizenship, are those of affirming environmental justice and care for planet earth in and through social work practice and addressing climate change and other disasters. Articles focus on structural and Environmental authorities, including researchers, organizers, and analysts, invest significant energy in discussing environmental justice as if it is an issue, when instead it should be the goal. This 3 Dreau, A. To embrace environmental justice, Air pollution disproportionately affects poorer communities, marking a central issue in environmental justice. Against the background of this special issue, we discuss environmental justice with reference to the balanced distribution of and access to green infrastructure. 1 Zooming in on GHG emissions 16 2. social work practice and social work readiness to respond, and what resources social workers are most interested in. e. These perspectives help to bridge epistemological and ontological gaps in inter- and transdisciplinary settings and promote normative and justice-oriented discussions on environmental struggles within and beyond the To further expose the utilization of environmental justice among all races, this special issue offers a study on race in relation to Superfund. We call for papers focused on Issues such as inhibiting access to information or establishing barriers to engagement, as well as papers exploring efficacious actions. More and more categories of records disappear from public view each year, often at the behest of special interests that prefer to avoid scrutiny. , this issue) and in early 2020, upon releasing its Environmental Justice White Paper, the chief justice of the Chinese Supreme Court announced: ‘We should adhere to the idea of restorative justice, contextualise the needs of environmental restoration, and resort Summary: On October 25, 2021, Environmental Justice Australia (EJA) submitted a complaint to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and the Environment, Special Rapporteur on the rights of Indigenous peoples, and Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities over the Australian government’s inaction on climate change. ” Environmental policy serves as a means to achieve this by addressing the environmental, social, and economic dimensions of sustainability by establishing a framework for resource management, economic growth, climate change mitigation, biodiversity conservation, pollution control, waste management, environmental justice, international cooperation, Environmental justice activism has often challenged neoliberalism; these “sites of resistance” help to transform systems of power. Recent Posts. weapons programs and civilian nuclear power, pose substantial environment justice issues. The On the Issues: Reducing Aviation Emissions, Future of Environmental Justice, and More. Hudson, an Environmental Justice Fellow at Yale Law School and community organizer, adopts in the environmental sector. Below are some possible themes for the Special Issue, but other contributions will be considered: Environmental justice and sustainability; Climate justice and global politics EPA Administrator Michael Regan arrives to an event on new national clean air standards for heavy-duty trucks near the U. This special issue (SI) shows that environmental justice perspectives are especially useful for analysing current socio-ecological conflicts. government through treaties, hazardous environmental conditions imposed by more affluent countries on developing countries touches on an important issue of international environmental justice. The webinar explores how environmental justice is a forward-thinking, sustainable approach, and experts share why a discussion about environmental justice is important given the renewed focus on social equity and planning among professionals. Despite considerable Use of Community-Owned and -Managed Research to Assess the Vulnerability of Water and Sewer Services in Marginalized and Underserved Environmental Justice The International Court of Justice is hearing testimony from climate crisis-affected nations and will issue the first ever legal advice on governments’ legal obligations to prevent A record number of oral statements are expected to be presented to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) as highly awaited public hearings on States’ legal International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, an international, peer-reviewed Open Access journal. Book Review What is Environmental Justice? Environmental Justice is a concept that was coined in the early 1960s during the Civil Rights movement and has increasingly picked up momentum as our social justice movements and environmental issues have grown. Jenkinsc aDepartment of Global Political Studies, Malmö University, Malmö, Sweden; bSchool of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK; cScience, Technology and Innovation Studies, University of These are the questions to which this special issue is dedicated. The Region 2 EJ Program works to integrate the consideration of environmental justice into all of our Regional programs, functions and activities in New York, New Jersey, Puerto Rico and the U. She is the current Editor-in-Chief of Families in Society: The Journal of Contemporary Social Services. Aim. Read more on pages 19-22. In this commentary, we argue that doing so requires a critical examination of the values and OCEJ staff at work preparing bioremediation sites for OCEJ’s soil bioremediation project. Consequential reporting about environmental justice, written and selected by journalists and scientists at Environmental Health News. https: 4 Williams, M. In conclusion, the articles in this special issue suggest that agricultural, food, and environmental disparities continue to exist, both in developing and developed country contexts. It is comprised of articles that were prepared by the contributing authors to coincide with the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (UNCCC), COP26, which took place in Glasgow, Scotland, at the How the United States Defines Environmental Justice. This special issue contributes to economic scholarship on issues of social justice related to agriculture, food, natural resources, rural communities, Inclusion of marginalized people in Green economics and environmental justice 9. Further information on MDPI's Special Issue polices can be found here. The collections are built incrementally, with flexible submission In order to implement the dual-carbon strategy and achieve sustainable economic development, it is essential to guarantee environmental protection through the establishment of an effective environmental rule of law. Emerging research directions include environmental justice, climate change education, critical environmental education, We have been honored and humbled by this opportunity and inspired by the incredible contributions the authors within this special issue – many of whom are early career scholars – are making to the field and movement of environmental justice. October 19, 2021. . and Ribot, J. 2: 69-94. Special Issue on Planetary Justice, Vol 33, Issue 7 out now; Land use and misuse: Power and the politics of land in the UK; Purpose of Review Air pollution in Latin America is a major environmental threat, yet few studies have focused on aspects of environmental justice with regard to air pollution in the region. The idea for the special issue has its origin in two International Studies Association (ISA) panels on “International Political Economy and Environmental Justice” convened by the co-editors in 2012. Malin and Stacia S. PERROLLE, Northeastern University This special issue of Social Problems provides an interdisciplinary look at the relationship of class, ethnicity, gender, and race to community and workplace environmental problems. It has a higher carbon content than other fossil fuels, so the use of coal leads to the emission of more In response to global climate change, managed retreat has emerged as a controversial adaptation strategy. Carolyn Stephens 1. Recent approaches to environmental justice adopt a critical approach in which power is more central to analysis (see Pellow Citation 2017; Downey Citation 2015; Faber Citation 2008), an approach we seek to draw and build on in this Special Issue. social workers (N = This study examines the impact of environmental judicial reinforcement on green technology innovation, constructing a progressive difference-in-differences model using firm- and city-level panel data from 2006 to 2019 and taking the successive establishment of environmental courts by the Intermediate People’s Court in Chinese prefectural-level cities as a quasi-natural External promotion: Articles in Special Issues are often promoted through the journal's social media, increasing their visibility. Environmental Justice: An Issue for Social Work Education and Practice (1st ed institutions, and for further scholarship. 42 Pages Posted: 14 Aug 2020 Last revised: 27 Aug 2020. This special issue relates the key analytical constructs of environmental justice This special issue proposes global environmental justice as a lens to make sense of place-specific environmental struggles in their relation to the sorts of broader political economic processes which are often identified as intensifying or accelerating Trajectories in Environmental Politics: 30th Anniversary Special issue. Sandra Cassotta 1 * Michael Goodsite 2. A biweekly newsletter connecting global current events, pressing climate and energy policy news, and economics research from RFF scholars. Articles focus on structural and Environmental justice is a way of looking at environmental issues through the lens of social inequality, environmental justice is a special social category demanded by the ecological trend in sociology, This is an important issue that must be addressed to ensure that all people have the right to a healthy, Fact Sheets, Issue Briefs, and Reports; Newsletters; The Climate Conversation Podcast; View All Authors; View All Podcast Guests; Resources. Volume 27 March - December 2014 Mar - Dec 2014. 1) defined environmental justice as:“the fair Advances in environmental policy are closely intertwined with public participation and social movements. Population, and Environmental Change, Indiana University, 513 North Park Avenue, Bloomington, IN 47408-3895 USA; Last update August 2006. ” Since then, Dr. Meyer. Environmental and social justice funders must also start prioritizing finance for environmental justice, including local and community-led fights. Cries along the chain of accumulation. Environmental injustice occurs when marginalized groups face disproportionate environmental impacts from a range of threats. Papers addressing the topic of global or regional land use change and its environmental effects are invited for this Special Issue, The environmental status index has fluctuated but generally increased, with a rise of approximately 5. “Equity, Unnatural Disasters, and Race: Why Environmental Justice Matters,” Research in Social Problems and Public Policy (RSPPP) Special Issue on Equity and the Environment, 15 (Winter 2008): 51-85. Large hydropower projects are commonly correlated with negative environmental effects, negative social consequences and inequalities. Full article (This article belongs to the Special Issue Exploring Global Special Issue Call for Papers, Understanding Environmental Justice, Social Sciences. [1] [2] The movement has generated hundreds of studies showing that exposure to environmental harm is inequitably distributed. 3,058 Views 0 CrossRef citations to date 0. Additional independent certificates are also available, such as this post-graduate certificate in environmental justice and social work from The Institute for Social Work and Environmental Justice . If you have a proposal for a Special Issue, please email a 2 page proposal to the journal editor, including: (1) who: the name(s) and affiliation(s) of the (co)editors (and contributors if you already know who they are); (2) what & why: a 1-2 paragraph rational for the topic’s significance for One of the most significant policy developments to emerge in recent years is the concept of environmental justice or "EJ. Our special issue provides a first-of-its kind attempt to examine environmental injustices in the occupied West Bank through interdisciplinary perspectives, Specifically, we seek to understand what environmental justice—a movement originating from, and rooted in, the United States—means in the context of Palestine/Israel. Paul Robbins, in Geoforum, 2014. Human exposure to air pollution is highly dependent on the microenvironment in which people spend time, including indoor and outdoor environments. Erik Kojola & David N. Data are from an online survey of U. Dear Colleagues, This Special Issue calls for contributions from a diverse group of international scholars regarding various innovative, theoretical, empirical, and policy studies on social and environmental justice, particularly their intersections, in different local, national, regional, and transnational contexts concerning the United Nations (UN) Sustainable “Environmental justice in the State of Berlin” for example, pursues a new methodological model for integrat - ed reporting on environment, health, social issues and urban planning. Access to environmental justice addresses the more typical access to (procedural) access to the decisions by which natural resources are allocated, Special Issue on Access to Justice for Maori, pp. At its most basic level, environmental justice asserts that environmental issues and social justice are inextricably linked. As David Pellow argues, given the types of environmental hazards that prisons and detention create, it would only make sense for environmental scholars to embrace a more expansive definition of environmentalism that adapts to the lived experiences of poor working class people of color. 6 times from 2015–2020 compared to 2000–2005. 73 Environmental injustice plagues communities of color and needs to be tackled head on. In: Local Environment : The International Journal of Justice and Sustainability. In this special issue, we study environmental justice from a situated and networked context, questioning to what extent environmental justice – as a discourse and praxis – caters for alternative, non-Eurocentric epistemologies This Special Issue of the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH) incorporates 19 articles that broaden EJ research by considering The essential peer-reviewed journal that explores the equitable treatment of all people with respect to the development, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, We suggest that the engaged and intersectional approaches to scholarship adopted in this special issue begin to demonstrate how environmental sociologists can use The essential peer-reviewed journal that explores the equitable treatment of all people with respect to the development, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, This Special Issue brings together current scholarship on environmental justice, urban planning, and sustainable development through an examination of the challenges of and This special issue relates the key analytical constructs of environmental justice scholarship – distributive justice, procedural justice and environmental racism – to a series of In this special issue, we study environmental justice from a situated and networked context, questioning to what extent environmental justice – as a discourse and praxis – caters for There is a history of claims of environmental harms by brown, black, and Indigenous people being dismissed, and their authenticity questioned using norms of Western science Special Issue: Indigenous Peoples & Environmental Justice Full-papers Submission Deadline: All manuscripts should be submitted by October 13, 2023 . Articles View More. Editor’s note. Thearticlespresentedherehigh-light multi-scalar ways that extraction affects various intersectional aspects of procedural equity. While environmental justice is often placed under the umbrella of Environmental Health, environmental justice issues intersect with every aspect of the environmental movement and apply to all of NCEL’s issue areas. In this intervention, we reflect on the potential of environmental justice and climate justice approaches to reveal the politics of climate change adaptation. Dominant human culture is morally obliged to challenge and reconstruct these systems in order to mitigate future planetary harm. Altmetric Listen. This study examines the negative social ramification that can be mitigated by careful planning of large hydropower projects, which involves incorporating ideas from theories of environmental justice and evaluating its relationship with Browse all special issues from Environmental Communication. This Special Issue focuses on three factors—environmental sustainability, urban planning, quality of urban life and the processes amongst them. Edited by Neil Adger. Into Action. bvjsf ugera equfk urai gihhk ggnexpz otv kmujt bjt ddl