Environment and Social Justice

List of Contributors. Introduction. Equity, influence, and access: Central Park's role in historical and contemporary urban park financing. Movements, neighborhood change, and the media – Newspaper coverage of anti-gentrification activity in the San Francisco Bay Area: 1995–2005. Food security and sustainability: Community food initiatives in London. Sustainable living and community building in Ecovillage at Ithaca: The challenges of incorporating social justice concerns into the practices of an ecological cohousing community. The domestic and international dimensions of methylmercury contamination in Tuna: An analysis of the efficacy of the fish advisory standards of two federal agencies. Fish consumption and environmental justice in the great lakes: The influence of fish advisories on risk perception, knowledge, and behavior of white and minority anglers. From the green revolution to the gene revolution in India: Understanding the risks and benefits of genetically modified crops. Heritage tourism: A mechanism to facilitate the preservation of black family farms. Environmental perceptions and action: villagers’ response to oil and gas drilling in the wetlands of rural Trinidad. Oil and gas industry in Nigeria: The paradox of the black gold. Building community capacity? Mapping the scope and impacts of EPA’S environmental justice small grants program. Race, gender, and faculty diversity in environmental disciplines. Why can't they work together? A framework for understanding conflict and collaboration in two environmental disputes in Southeast Michigan. Environmentalism and Islam: A Study of Muslim women in the United States. Concluding Remarks. Research in Social Problems and Public Policy. Research in Social Problems and Public Policy. Copyright page.