Category: USP515 Environmental Justice

Session Five: The Politics of Pollution In this session we will discuss how decisions about the location and distribution of environmental benefits and hazards are made, under what institutional conditions these decision are made, who makes these decisions, and who benefits and does not benefit from these decisions. We will address the following questions: What… Continue reading USP 515 Session 5 Notes

September 14th and 16th Session Four: Environmental Justice This session will focus on the concept and root causes of environmental injustice. We will be guided by the following questions:  How would you define the concept of “environmental injustice”? Disparate impact Social movement in relation to environmental movement with social justice component Poorer nations bear the burden of… Continue reading USP515 Session 4 Notes

September 9th Session Three: Central Theories This session will focus on the concept and root causes of environmental injustice. We will be guided by the following questions: What are the main issues discussed in Feagin and Eckberg article? (These are all quotes) Most of the germane social science literature contains some variation of the assumption… Continue reading USP515 Session 3 Notes

August 31st and September 2nd Session Two: Central Concepts Bring in written definitions of the following concepts and be prepared to discuss them: class, race, ethnicity, poverty, nature, environment, urban, right, prejudice, discrimination, racism, institutionalized racism, toxics, public health, protection from harm. class: the hierarchical classification of people based on wealth the economic system of control within a… Continue reading USP515 Session 2 Notes

Central Concepts What do you think of when you hear the term “environmental justice”? Disparate impact of environmental decisions Alameda county and 580 freight ban Racial gap in life expectancy and respiratory disorder Role of research in demonstrating impact and causes Bring people into conversation about environments Humans and the environment coinciding Trying to create… Continue reading USP 515 Session 2 Notes

Day One Homework Questions 1.1 What approaches do we want to use in this class to encourage and support as many students as possible to participate in class discussions? Use emojis or type comments in the chat box Raise hands on camera Or just speak calling on people doing a speaking stack in the chat… Continue reading USP515 Session 1 Notes