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Author:   Beth Caniglia (Oklahoma State University, Department of Sociology, USA) ,  Manuel Vallee (University of Auckland, Department of Sociology, New Zealand) ,  Beatrice Frank (Oklahoma State University, Department of Sociology)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.490kg
ISBN:  

9781138315877

ISBN 10:   1138315877
Pages:   254
Publication Date:   20 June 2018
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

"1. Resilience, environmental justice and the city: an introduction BETH SCHAEFER CANIGLIA, BEATRICE FRANK AND MANUEL VALLÉE PART I: Theoretical frameworks 2. Critical environmental justice studies DAVID N. PELLOW 3. A framework for improving resilience: adaptation in urban contexts BRIAN MAYER 4. Revealing the resilience infrastructure of cities: preventing environmental injustices-in-waiting BETH SCHAEFER CANIGLIA AND BEATRICE FRANK PART II: Practices 5. ""There is just a stigma here"": historical legacies, food justice, and solutions-based approaches toward urban community resilience TAMARA L. MIX, ANDREW RARIDON AND JULIE M. CROFF 6. Nurturing an acquiescence to toxicity: the state’s naturework in urban aerial pesticide spraying campaigns MANUEL VALLÉE 7. Water connections: output-based aid for the urban poor and the pursuit of water justice in Jakarta, Indonesia RITA PADAWANGI AND MANUEL VALLÉE 8. Ecological resilience and New York City’s water supply system: the role of adaptive governance in combating vulnerabilities SARAH E. BLAKE PART III: Governance and policy 9. Rethinking the politics of water: risk, resilience, and the rights of future generations JOANNA L. ROBINSON 10. The pitfalls and promises of climate action plans: transformative adaptation as resilience strategy in US cities CHANDRA RUSSO AND ANDREW PATTISON 11. Resisting environmental injustice through socio-spatial tactics: experiences of community reconstruction in Boston, Havana, and Barcelona ISABELLE ANGUELOVSKI 12. Environmental justice initiatives for community resilience: ecovillages, just transitions, and human rights cities JACQUELINE PATTERSON AND JACKIE SMITH 13. Conclusion BEATRICE FRANK, BETH SCHAEFER CANIGLIA AND MANUEL VALLÉE"

Reviews

An ambitious and thought-provoking anthology that seeks to grapple with approaches on how to make the existing literature on resilience and sustainability more conversant with social and environmental justice (EJ) issues. - Hans A Baer in New Zealand Sociology 33 (1) 2018

Author Information

Beth Schaefer Caniglia is the Director of the Sustainable Economic & Enterprise Development (SEED) Institute and Faculty Research Director in the College of Business and Economics at Regis University, USA. Manuel Vallée is a lecturer in the Department of Sociology at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. Beatrice Frank is the Social Science Specialist of Regional Parks, Capital Regional District of Victoria, Canada.

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