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Whither imperatives of environmental justice? [1]

The disproportionate distribution of environmental risks among the population is known as environmental justice, environmental equity or at some instance environmental racism. All these terms in fact define the status that the poor suffer greater exposure to environmental pollution than other communities. Environmental justice, however, implies that no person or group is exposed to a disproportionate share of negative environmental impact from the execution of environmental programmes. This paper focuses on developing countries

Publication Date: 
25/02/2010
Ranen Sen [2], Sharadindra Chakrabarti [3]
Current Science [4]
98
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476
Tags:
Environment [5], Health Effects [6], Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) [7], Environmental Health [8], Poverty [9], Legislation [10], Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF) [11], United States Of America (US) [12], Developing Countries [13], Pollution [14]
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